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