'Dictata Paterna ad Ælianum', notes on the first twelve books of Ælian's Ποιkiλη Ίστορία by Jacobus Gronovius (d. 1716), copied by his son Abraham Gronovius (d. 1775).
Dates
- Creation: written in the 18th century by A. Gronovius
Extent
307 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Gr. class. e. 22, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Gr. class. e. 22
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18537
Abstract
'Dictata Paterna ad Ælianum', notes on the first twelve books of Ælian's Ποιkiλη Ίστορία by Jacobus Gronovius, copied in the 18th century by his son Abraham Gronovius.
Biographical / Historical
Jacobus Gronovius (1645-1716) was philologist, archaeologist, historian and geographer.
Abraham Gronovius (1695-1775) was a 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. 28168.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The manuscript was purchased at the Te Water sale at Leiden in 1823.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 3/4 × 7 in.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Dictata Paterna ad Ælianum
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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