Two Latin poems 'in Proditores' on the Gunpowder Plot
Two Latin poems 'in Proditores' on the Gunpowder Plot, one in elegiacs (beg. 'Melpomene sapiens'), the other in sapphics (beg. 'Musa tu prudens'): each stanza is followed by an English verse paraphrase: the whole is of poor quality. At the beginning and end is the date Nov. 5, 1639, and at end also 'Johannes.'
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1639 by 'Johannes'
Extent
1 roll
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Lat. misc. f. 16 (R), fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Lat. misc. f. 16 (R)
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19196
Abstract
Two Latin poems 'in Proditores' on the Gunpowder Plot
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. 31668
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by prof. Bywater, July 1894.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
A roll about 15 ft. 11 in. × 6 3/8 in. in a box 7 3/8 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.
Topical
- Title
- Two Latin poems 'in Proditores' on the Gunpowder Plot
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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