Scribal copy of a translation by Sir John Harington from Latin into English verse of 'The school of Salerne'
Scribal copy of a translation by Sir John Harington from Latin into English verse of 'The school of Salerne', with (fol. 6) corrections possibly by the author, early 17th cent. Variants of this manuscript are listed by Edmund Malone in his copy of the printed edition of 1624-[pr. bk.] Malone 507. Verse in Crum.
28 leaves.
Dates
- Creation: Early 17th century
Extent
28 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. e. 32, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. e. 32
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11170-2
Abstract
Scribal copy of a translation by Sir John Harington from Latin into English verse of 'The school of Salerne'.
Biographical / Historical
Sir John Harington (bap. 1560, d. 1612) was a British courtier and author.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991). Vol. 2, no. 46455.
Custodial History
Said by Malone to have been owned by James Bindley; Thomas Thorpe, 1836 catalogue, item 1309; Phillipps MS. 9132; Sotheby's, 17 May 1897, lot 372, and 19 May 1913, lot 797; Sir William Osler, Bibliotheca Osleriana (Oxford, 1929), 7623.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed by Osler, 1928.
Physical Facet
stiffened marbled wrappers
- Title
- Scribal copy of a translation by Sir John Harington from Latin into English verse of 'The school of Salerne'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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