Guard-book for miscellaneous Greek pieces
Guard-book for miscellaneous Greek pieces. At fol. 3v on the back of a later piece of Greek prose composition, is a draft statute, in the hand of dr. Gerard Langbaine, 'concerning the publick lecturers of the University [of Oxford] exhibiting a copy of their lectures to the Vicechancellor '. A letter from the Holy Synod of the Greek Kingdom, Dec. 19, 1918, to dr. Arthur Headlam, presented by the latter on Feb. 22, 1919, has since been added as fol. 7.
Additions: (fol. 9) letter of Meletios Pegas, Patriarch of Alexandria, 1597.
Dates
- Creation: Written at various dates
Extent
10 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Gr. misc. c. 2, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Gr. misc. c. 2
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19797
Abstract
Guard-book for miscellaneous Greek pieces
Biographical / Historical
Gerald Langbaine (1656-1692) was a dramatic biographer and critic.
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. 36907
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1915.
Additions: Acquired, 1919-24.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
15 × 10 3/4 in.
Subject
- Title
- Guard-book for miscellaneous Greek pieces
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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