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Egerton MS 170
- Record Id:
- 032-003797729
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003797729
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100119025514.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 170
- Title:
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Collection of Romantic Tales and other Tracts, in Irish; viz. a Dialogue between the Soul and Body, translated from the Latin of Grossetest, Bishop of Lincoln; Adventures of the Son of the Eagle; Adventures of the Son of the King of Spain; Adventures of Abhlaice and Carrol; Life of St. Patrick; Poem on the Fifteen Signs, preceding the day of Judgment, etc
- Scope & Content:
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Collection of Romantic Tales and other Tracts, in Irish; viz. a Dialogue between the Soul and Body, translated from the Latin of Grossetest, Bishop of Lincoln; Adventures of the Son of the Eagle (imperfect); Adventures of the Son of the King of Spain (two copies); Adventures of Abhlaice and Carrol; Life of St. Patrick; Poem on the Fifteen Signs, preceding the day of Judgment, etc. Partly transcribed by Richard Tipper in 1724, and partly by a second hand, in 1757.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Egerton Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003797729
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003797729
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
Irish - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1724
- End Date:
- 1757
- Date Range:
- 1724-1757
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Small Quarto
- Custodial History:
- Purchased by the British Museum in 1832 from the collection of James Hardiman, Dublin.
- Finding Aids:
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This manuscript is described in Standish Hayes O’Grady, Robin Flower and Myles Dillon, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum, 3 vols (London: British Museum, 1926–1953), II.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- This description has been transcribed from the List of Additions Made to the Collections in the British Museum in the Year 1832 (London: British Museum, 1834).