A transcript of the collation of Homer's Odyssey
A transcript of the collation of Homer's Odyssey which was written in a copy of the Halle edition of 1784 belonging to F. A. Wolf, and partly made by Wolf himself. The MS. collated is the Codex Augustanus of the Odyssey at Munich (no. 519 B), and the glosses are also copied.
The transcript was made by Wilhelm Karl Kayser in about 1850-60. At p. 167 is a German letter from W. Rasnik of Halle to Kayser, 26 Dec. 1856.
Dates
- Creation: Written in about 1850-1860 by W. K. Kayser
Extent
170 pages
Language of Materials
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Gr. class. d. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Gr. class. d. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18939
Abstract
A transcript of the collation of Homer's Odyssey
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. VI, no. 31076
Custodial History
Once no. 86549.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, 1890, from Mayer and Müller, of Berlin.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
9 5/8 × 7 3/4 in.
Topical
- Title
- A transcript of the collation of Homer's Odyssey
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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