Manuel Chrysoloras, Erotemata, with Latin interlinear and marginal glosses. Expl. τὸ ἐσόμενον τοῦ ἐσομένου, ff 2r-21r. Preceded by Greek alphabet, f 1v. Followed by Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13), Hail Mary, and Greek alphabet with Latin transliteration, f 21r.
Commentary on Manuel Chrysoloras Erotemata, in Latin. Imperfect, inc. longiorem sonum quam Latinae literae propter ornatum. Ends (f. 38v) with verses inc. Graeca mercari pueris latinis/suadeo cunctis.
Brief History of Jerusalem, 1100-1191, ff 124r-131v. Inc. [D]ocet Boecius (sic) libro de re militari. Another version is Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud misc. 722, ff 103r-106r. Note on the capture of Jerusalem on 1 Oct. 1187, f 131v. Note on the Invention of the Cross and its capture, ff 13...
Heron of Alexandria, Pneumatica (TLG 0559.001), with extensive Latin marginal annotations and many pen diagrams, ff 2r-41v. Preceded on f 1r by an extract from Vitruvius, De architectura 9.9, inc. Item sunt ex aqua, expl. ex aqua comparationes explicuit.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 16th century-3rd quarter of the 16th century
Iliad of Homer, with extensive marginal and interlinear scholia (ff 1r-281v). Later added inscriptions and ownership marks, including: Engraved portrait of Charles Townley, 1812 (f iv recto). Partly erased 15th-century Italian accounts in Latin (f v recto). Engraving of a bust of Homer found...
Greek compositions by Sir Ralph Winwood (b. 1562/3, d. 1617)
Scope & Content:
Epitome of Plutarch, De Alexandri magni fortuna aut virtute, followed by Συγκομιδαὶ βραχυτάται (sic) ἐκ τῶν Πλουτάρχου πολιτικῶν. Preceded by a letter of dedication in Latin to Laurence Humphrey (d. 1589), President of Magdalen College, Oxford.