'The Destruction of Troy ... rendered in English from book II of the Æneis of Virgil'
'The Destruction of Troy ... rendered in English from book II of the Æneis of Virgil, in Spenserian verse. By the Rev. Henry Edwards ...'.
Almost the whole of the book is by a copyist, but the above title is in the translator's hand.
Dates
- Creation: written about A.D. 1885 (?) by H. Edwards
Extent
48 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. d. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. d. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20241
Abstract
'The Destruction of Troy ... rendered in English from book II of the Æneis of Virgil', written about A.D. 1885 (?) by H. Edwards.
Biographical / Historical
Rev. Henry Edwards (fl. 1885-1888) was Rector of Banningham, Norfolk.
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. 29794.
Custodial History
See also MSS. Eng. bibl. d. 1-5.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by the translator on Aug. 29, 1888.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
9 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.
- Title
- 'The Destruction of Troy ... rendered in English from book II of the Æneis of Virgil'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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