Richard Argentine 'Ad Oxonienses et Cantabrigienses pro Lingua Arabica ... restituenda', a plea for the study of Arabic
Richard Argentine 'Ad Oxonienses et Cantabrigienses pro Lingua Arabica ... restituenda', a plea for the study of Arabic, in the form of a Latin dialogue between Oxford and Cambridge, with two prefaces, dated at Ipswich, April 21 and 23, 1555.
Dates
- Creation: Written about A.D. 1555
Extent
56 pages
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. e Mus. 200, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. e Mus. 200
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18282
Abstract
Richard Argentine 'Ad Oxonienses et Cantabrigienses pro Lingua Arabica ... restituenda', a plea for the study of Arabic
Biographical / Historical
Richard Argentine (1510/11-1568), formerly Richard Sexton, was a schoolmaster and Church of England clergyman.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 3710
Custodial History
Manuscript acquired by the Bodleian Library (244)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Probably bequeathed by dr. Gerard Langbaine (d. Feb. 10, 1651), by whom there is a Latin note on p. vi.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/8 × 6 in.
Topical
- Title
- Richard Argentine 'Ad Oxonienses et Cantabrigienses pro Lingua Arabica ... restituenda', a plea for the study of Arabic
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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