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Name Plinius Secundus, Caius, also known as Pliny the Elder, 23-79, http://isni.org/isni/000000... http://viaf.org/viaf/100219162

1. Add MS 11994

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Add MS 11994
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C. PLINII SECUNDI Novocomensis, de Naturali Historia libri xvii. priores. Præmittuntur librorum tituli, et operis argumenta tria. On vellum, xvth cent., elegantly written and ornamented. Large Folio. [11,994.] Caius Plinius Secundus: De Naturali Historia libri xvii. priores.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
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1 item

2. Add MS 14949

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Add MS 14949
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MISCELLANEous Extracts from Welsh Mss., and Memoranda, by Lewis Morris, containing as follows:- A humorous story in Welsh, of an old gentleman and his Irish servant, by R. Morris, f. 1 ;-Extracts from a Ms. of Dr. Thomas Williams, relating to the pedigrees of the Welsh Saints, etc., If. 7. 9;-...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1230-1759
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1 item

3. Add MS 15070

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Add MS 15070
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OBSERVATIONS upon experiments made of several cuttings, in 1680; as also of seeds, flowers, etc., f. 2;-Latin and English names of kingdoms, cities, etc., f. 13b.;-Topographical and antiquarian notes, relating to the counties of England, f 20 ;-Extracts from Pliny on herbs and shells, f. 38 b. ;...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
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1 item

4. Arundel MS 98

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Arundel MS 98
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Excerpt on Pliny the Elder from Suetonius Tranquillus, De viris illustribus; Prefatory epistle to the Historia Naturalis, Pliny the Elder, Epistula ad Vespasianum; Pliny the Elder, Historia naturalis (books 1-18)
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This manuscript consists of books 1-18 of Pliny the Elder (b. 23, d. 79)'s Historia naturalis (Natural History), preceded by an excerpt on Pliny the Elder from Suetonius Tranquillus (b. 69, d. 140), De viris illustribus (Concerning illustrious men). The manuscript was probably the first volume o...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
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A parchment codex

5. Cotton MS Tiberius C I, ff 2r-42v

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Cotton MS Tiberius C I, ff 2r-42v
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De temporibus, Heptametron de primordio mundi, Isidore of Seville, De natura rerum, De duodecim signis
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Content: This part was originally bound together with Harley MS 3667. Both are two fragments from a larger manuscript. This part was probably written between 1120-1135 at Peterborough (see Ker, 'Membra Disiecta' (1938)). Contents: f. 2r: Tables for determining the movable feasts. f. 2v: Exc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 12th century-2nd quarter of the 12th century
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Part of Cotton MS Tiberius C I

6. Royal MS 12 E XX

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Royal MS 12 E XX
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A commentary on Hippocrates, Aphorism attributed to Aptalio; Galen, De arte curativa ad Glauconem; Pseudo-Galen, Ad Glauconem liber tertius; Liber Aureliani; Liber Esculapii; De podagra; Pseudo-Oribasius, commentary on Hippocrates's Aphorims;Medicina Plinii; Gargilius Martialis, Medicina ex oleribus et pomis; Liber dietarum diversorum medicorum; Excerpt from Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae; an anonymous Antidotary; and medical charms and recipes
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Contents: ff. 1r-32r: A commentary on Hippocrates, Aphorism attributed to Aptalio and based on an early translation of Hippocrates's work dating to the 6th century, beginning: 'Incipit expositio Aptalionis in .vii. libros Aforismorum Ypocratis. Vita brevis ars autem prolixa, tempus vero velox'....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
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A parchment codex

7. Sloane MS 228

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Sloane MS 228
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includes: ff. 1-23 Art. Treatises: Directions for portrait painting: circ. 1650. ff. 24-36 James Smith, Canon of Exeter: Poems: 17th cent. ff. 24-36 Admiral Sir John Mennes: Extracts from his poems: 17th cent. f. 182 Caius Plinius Secundus: Secretum Secretorum: 17th cent.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

8. Sloane MS 574 A

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Sloane MS 574 A
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includes: ff. 1-10 b, 26-27 b Joannes Fernelius, of Amiens; Physician to Henri II. of France: De abditis rerum causis, lib. ii.: 17th cent.: Engl. and Lat. f. 17 Claudius Ptolemaeus, astronomer: De horoscopis civitatum: 16th cent.: Extract. f. 17 Caius Plinius Secundus: De sideribus repentinis:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:
1 item

9. Sloane MS 708

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Sloane MS 708
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Caius Plinius Secundus: Natural History translated by P. Holland: 17th cent.: Extracts. Philemon Holland, MD, of Coventry: Pliny's Natural History, translated by: 17th cent.: Imperf.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

10. Sloane MS 2030, ff 3-30, 95-135

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Sloane MS 2030, ff 3-30, 95-135
Title:
Bede the Venerable, De Natura Rerum; Divisio Scientiarum; Pseudo-Ptolemy, Centiloquium; Pseudo-Aristotle, Physiognomia; Abu `Ali al-Husain ibn `Abdallah Ibn Sina, Physiognomia; C. Plinius Secundus, Historia Naturalis; Pseudo-Aristotle, De Conductibus Aquarum; Solinus, De Mirabilibus Mundi; Pseudo-Aristotle, Chiromantia; De Quatuor Partibus Animi Qualiter Cavende Sit Infirmitates; various scientific tracts, some in epistolary form.
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Contents: ff. 3r-9r: Bede the Venerable (b. 672, d. 735), De Natura Rerum (On the Nature of Things). ff. 9v-10r: Divisio Scientiarum (The Division of the Sciences), beginning: ‘Ut dicit Boecius in commento super Por[phyrio]’. ff. 11r-30r: Pseudo-Ptolemy (fl. 10th century), Centiloquium (One H...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
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Part of Sloane MS 2030