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Name Lucianus, Samosatensis, c 125-180 Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable) Level [40] File

1. Lansdowne MS 740

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 740
Title:
Miscellany of historical extracts and poetry
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–173r: A miscellany which includes extracts relating to Roman history, and poems made during the reign of King James VI and I, including several pieces by John Donne, Sir Thomas Overbury, and others. ff. 1r–6r: Extracts relating to Roman history, from Greek historians and poets. Imperfec...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
Extent:

1 volume

2. Papyrus 1847(A-C)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1847(A-C)
Title:
(Pseudo-)Lucian, Lucius sive asinus (P.Lond.Lit. 194, TM 61437, LDAB 2582, MP3 1284.4) and History or Novel? (P.Lond.Lit. 116, TM 64452, LDAB 5676, MP3 2253)
Scope & Content:
Left fragment: A (P.Lond.Lit. 194, TM 61437, LDAB 2582, MPk3 1284.4: Containing a portion of the novel Lucius sive asinus, 47, 2-7, 4th c.). Right fragments: B-C (P.Lond.Lit. 116, TM 64452, LDAB 5676, Mertens-Pack3 2253): Fragments of unknown literary texts in prose, perhaps history or novel.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Mounted in glass; three codex-fragments, two of which belong together, written on both sides.

A: Dark parchment, the recto shows the left side of a column, the right side is broken off; the verso has the right side of a column.

B-C: Two smaller fragments on lighter parchment of the same codex.

B: Broken off at the top, bottom and right, 21 lines fragmentarily preserved on the recto, 20 on the verso.

C: Broken off at the top, 4 complete and 3 fragmentary lines preserved on the recto, 3 complete and 5 fragmentary lines on the verso.