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Add MS 8250

Record Id:

032-002029113

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002029113

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000050.0x00025f

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Add MS 8250

Title:

AD INSTITUTIONES CHRONOLOGICAS and DE DIIS QUORUM MENTIO FIT IN SCRIPTURIS; 1754. Latin. The first text in this MS., ‘Ad Institutiones Chronologicas’ (ff. 1-20v), has a preface on the use and necessity of chronology, followed by sections on historical divisions of time (ff. 3-5), the day and its divisions (ff. 5-9), the month (ff. 9v-13) and the year (ff. 13-20v), inc. ‘Quamvis animae humanae sit in deliciis oculos’, expl. ‘quum vero Aestivae feriae’. The second text, ‘De Diis Quorum Mention Fit in Scripturis’ (ff. 21-45v), contains references to various gods mentioned in the Old Testament, with descriptions of the gods and their worshippers. The gods are listed alphabetically, from Adad to Theraphim, inc. ‘Esse praestantem aliquam aeternamque naturam’, expl. ‘de Diis quorum mentio fit in scripturis’. Dated 6 May 1754 (f. 45v). Armorial bookplate of Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, on front pastedown. ‘L/16/B’ in pencil in upper left corner of bookplate. '578' cancelled, in pencil in top left corner of front pastedown. Purchased from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, but not apparently part of lot 578.

Paper; ff. 45. Contemporary pagination, in ink, ‘1-16’ (ff. 1-8v) and ‘1-49’ (ff. 21-45v). 213 x 155mm. Both texts are copied in the same hand. Horizontal catchwords on every page. Late 18th cent. quarter binding of brown leather with decorated paper covers.

Scope & Content:

Bindings ITALIAN: Quarter binding of brown leather with decorated paper covers: late 18th cent.

Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/16/B): bef. 1828.

includes:

ff. 1-20v Chronology: 'On the elements of chronology': 1754: Lat.
ff. 13-20v Bible HEBREW: 'On the gods mentioned in scripture': 1754: Lat.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002029113

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-002029113

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1754

End Date:

1754

Date Range:

1754

Era:

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Custodial History:

Robert Harding Evans, bookseller: Purchased from, 8 Dec. 1830.

Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford: Owned, bef. 1828.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Evans, Robert Harding, bookseller and auctioneer, 1777-1857
North, Frederick, 5th Earl of Guilford, politician and colonial administrator, 1766-1827,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000034584770