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Add MS 35072
- Record Id:
- 032-001779571
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001779571
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x000210
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 35072
- Title:
- Prose narrative and poem on the Greek Revolution, by John Laganes of Athens
- Scope & Content:
- Prose narrative and poem on the Greek Revolution, by John Laganes of Athens. The poem (ff 101r-144v), entitled ἱστορία τῆς ἐπαναστάσεως τῶν Ἑλλῖνων μὲ τὸν Ὀδωμονόν, is the longest Greek oral poem to survive from the 19th century, and includes a description of an encounter with Lord Byron on ff 124r-125v. The prose narrative (ff 2v-100v) is preceded by a short preface (ff 1r-2v) signed 22 Nov 1821 by a πατριώτις ἀνώνυμος.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
Greek Manuscripts - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001779571", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 35072: Prose narrative and poem on the Greek Revolution, by John Laganes of Athens" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001779571
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001779571
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 144 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_35072 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Modern
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 1821
- End Date:
- 1821
- Date Range:
- 1821
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Paper.
Foliation: ff 144. Four unfoliated modern paper flyleaves at the beginning, one contemporary and two modern unfoliated paper leaves at the end.
Dimensions: 190 x 130 mm.
Ruling: N/A
Binding: Half red, 19th century.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Wallachia.
Provenance:
From the papers of Thomas Gordon, Major-General in the Greek army.
- Source of Acquisition:
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Presented by Sir Theodore Martin, K.C.B., 5 January 1897.
- Administrative Context:
- Wallachia.
- Information About Copies:
- Complete digital coverage available for this manuscript; see Digitised Manuscripts [http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_35072].
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum, 1894-1899, London 1901, p 143.
F. H. Marshall, 'Σύγχρονον ἀνέκδοτον χειρόγραφον περιγράφον τὴν ἐκστρατείαν τοῦ Ὑψηλάντου εἰς Ρουμανίαν τὸ 1821', Δελτίον τῆς Ἱστορικῆς καὶ Ἐθνολογικῆς Ἑταιρείας τῆς Ἑλλάδος 8 (1922), pp. 577-579.
F. H. Marshall, 'Ἡ ἐν ἔτει 1821 στρατεία τοῦ Ὑψηλάντου εἰς τὰς παραδουναβίους ἡγεμονίας. Χειρόγραφον τοῦ Βρεττανικοῦ Μουσείου', Δελτίον τῆς Ἱστορικῆς καὶ Ἐθνολογικῆς Ἑταιρείας τῆς Ἑλλάδος 9 (1926), pp. 467-510.
M. Richard, Inventaire des manuscrits grecs du British Museum I, Fonds Sloane, Additional, Egerton, Cottonian et Stowe, Paris 1952, p. 63.
P. Chrisopoulos, Η Ιστορία της Επαναστάσεως των Ελλήνων. Ένα έμμετρο χρονικό (1821-1827) του Αθηναίου νοταρίου Ιωάννου Λαγάνη (Επετηρίς Εταιρείας Στερελλαδικών Μελετών 6), Athens 1989.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)