Item 1: ff. 2r-5v: Fragment on the signs of the Zodiac. Inc. οὑ ἐστὶ χρήσιμος εἰς τὸ ποιῆσαι χαρτὶ. Tit. τὰ ιβ΄ ζῴδια εἰς τίνα ὠφέλειαν ἔχουσι πρὸς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους. ff. 6r-7r: Fragment on the planets with diagrams. Inc. Ἑπτὰ εἰσι πλανῖται κατὰ τὸν τύπον. ff. 7v-22r: Astronomical treatise with ...
Charles Burney's extracts from the 1784 edition of the surviving works of the ancient Greek lyrical poet Anacreon (c. 575 – c. 495 BC) by Gianbattista Bodoni (b. 1740, d. 1813).
Included are: ff 7r-12v, Dicta Catonis. English translation. ff 13r-24v, 'Lexicon Homericum'. Imperfect, ending with the entry for ἀποδύω. ff 25r-30r, Numerical collation of Plutarch's works published by Henry Estienne (Paris, 1572), with Frobenius' edition of the Moralia (Basel, 1542). Morel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 18th century-3rd quarter of the 18th century
Collection of papers, partly relating to Greek literature
Scope & Content:
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.