The principal contents are (1) letters to Isaac Casaubon, 1586-1614, n.d.; (2) correspondence of Meric Casaubon, 1614-1670, n.d. Also included (Burney 367 ff 198r-v) is a fragment of an order of precedence among the bishops under the Patriarch of Constantinople
Claudius Ptolemaeus, Harmonica, and Porphyrius, Commentary on Ptolemaeus' Harmonica
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ff. 2r-96v: Claudius Ptolemaeus, Harmonica. Diagrams, tables, and an index (ff. 91r-96v; partly in Latin) are included. ff. 97r-172v: Porphyrius, Commentary on Ptolemaeus' Harmonica. Imperfect, lacking the prologue. An index (ff. 169r-172v; partly in Latin) and verses entitled 'De Πτολεmaio (si...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 16th century-3rd quarter of the 16th century
Philemon, λεξικὸν τεχνολογικὸν, with notes by Burney and Jean-François Boissonade
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ff. 1r-1v: Jean-François Boissonade, notes on Phrynichus and ἄλλος ἀλφάβητος. Autograph. Partly in Latin. ff. 2r-115v: Philemon, λεξικὸν τεχνολογικὸν. Imperfect. Transcript by Boissonade of Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS grec 2616. Contains many corrections in Burney's hand. ff. 116r-124v: ...
Photius of Constantinople, Lexicon, transcript with notes and index of authors cited
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ff. 1r-210r: Photius of Constantinople, Lexicon. Imperfect. Indirect transcript of Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.3.9 (Codex Galeanus), with notes. ff. 211r-235r: Index of authors cited in Photius' Lexicon, with a few references to the work of Henry Dodwell (1641-1711).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 17th century-1st half of the 18th century
Collection of papers, partly relating to Greek literature
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Collection of papers, partly relating to Greek literature. The writers include Anthony Askew, Thomas Morell, and John Taylor. Preceded by an index in Burney's hand. Partly in Latin and English, and partly printed.
Cicero, Epistulae ad Familiares (ff. 2r-193v); preceded (f. 1r) by a table giving the dates of Easter from 1480 to 1831, with numbers for March in red and for April in black. Sporadic 15th- and 16th-century marginalia, including ‘A di 26 mazo Mdxxxiij’ (f. 108v). Decoration: Decorated with a...