'Dè. Rê. Aethereö-Terréâ', a long and wild discourse chiefly in would-be hexameters, Latin and Greek, macaronically intermixed, with occasional Arabic, Hebrew, etc., and diagrams, very neatly written and annotated, by an eccentric person living at Paris named (according to the lettering on the back) 'Franc. Afrasedi.'
The chief subject may be said to be cosmography, with much admixture of irrelevant information. The first two lines are: 'Aetheréâ àc Terréstrî dè Rê sit leve Carmen: | Φωνι κöρἤμα. leveis Lineae: Môts--Lignes: Palabras.'
Dates
- Creation: Written about A.D. 1866
Extent
47 leaves, in double columns
Language of Materials
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. D. 76, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. D. 76
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20320
Abstract
'Dè. Rê. Aethereö-Terréâ'
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. V, no. 30306
Custodial History
This copy was written specially for the Bodleian (or as the author terms it '. Bodleian . for . Bibliöthëck . of . Britsh . City . Oxford'--which is a hexameter), and the dates 1860, 1862, 1866 occur.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired not later than about 1881.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
14 1/4 × 9 3/8 in.
Topical
- Title
- 'Dè. Rê. Aethereö-Terréâ'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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