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Six of the seven genuine Epistles of Ignatius, with the three spurious Epistles, all with marginal emendations

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MS. Bodl. 227
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Six of the seven genuine Epistles of Ignatius (Ad Smyrnaeos, ad Polycarpum, ad Ephesios, ad Magnesios, ad Philadelphenses, ad Trallianos), with the three spurious Epistles (Mariae ad Ignatium, Ignatii ad Mariam, Ignatii ad Tarsenses (foll. 16v, 18, 19, the last imperfect at end), all with marginal emendations. An autograph note of Antonio Maria Salvini at fol. 1 shows that he copied the volume from a Medicean MS. at Florence (plut. LVII, cod. vii, p. 242) in Jan. 1707 for sir Henry Newton, who communicated it to Charles Aldrich in time for his edition of Ignatii Epistolæ septem genuinæ(Oxon. 1708).

Dates

  • Creation: Written in 1707 at Florence by A. M. Salvini

Extent

22 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Bodl. 227, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Bodl. 227

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 18453

Abstract

Six of the seven genuine Epistles of Ignatius, with the three spurious Epistles, all with marginal emendations, written in 1707 at Florence by A. M. Salvini.

Biographical / Historical

Antonio Maria Salvini (1653-1729) was a writer, poet and philologist.

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. V, no. 27711.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The MS. probably came to the Library between 1713 and 1715.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

12 3/8 × 8 7/8 in.

Title
Six of the seven genuine Epistles of Ignatius, with the three spurious Epistles, all with marginal emendations
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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