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Add MS 78675
- Record Id:
- 040-001608070
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002036874
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001442.0x00004c
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100161511302.0x000001
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 78675
- Title:
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Compilation of Greek Rhetorical Treatises
- Scope & Content:
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- ff. 1-31: Anonymous Treatise on Rhetoric (Προοίμιον εἰς τὴν ῥητορικὴν τέχνην) Inc. Τὴν ἔμφυτον ἐπιθυμίαν καὶ ἔφεσιν, ἃς περὶ τοὺς λόγους καὶ τὰ μαθήματα φύσει ἔχουσιν ἄνθρωποι. Expl. Ἐναντίον ἐστίν, ὅπερ καὶ ἐν τῷ κοινῷ τόπῳ εἴρηται διαφέρει δὲ ἐν τῷ κοινῷ τόπῳ ἐναντίον οὐ ἐν τῇ χρείᾳ καὶ γνώμῃ ὡς ἐν ἐκείνοις δεδήλωται ἰστέον ὅτι φράσεως ταῦτα δεῖ συνεστραμ[μέν]ης καὶ ἰσχυρᾶς, ὡς ἐγγὺς ὑποθέσεως ὄντος τοῦ προγυμνάσματος.
- Same text in Add MS MS 18190, ff. 90-131v; Add MS 39622, ff. 100-134; Paris, BNF, Suppl. grec. 1363, ff. 33- 84 and Paris Bibliothèque Jean de Vernon, ICP Institut français d'études byzantines (IFEB) 7, pp. 365- 589. Cf. Bingelli (2014), p. 27.
- ff. 31v-81v: Anonymous Treatise on "The Art of Rhetoric" in 3 books (Προοίμιον εἰς τὰς στάσεις τῆς ῥητορικῆς τέχνης.) Inc.Ἱκανῶς περὶ τῶν προγυμνασμάτων τοῦ Ἀφθονίου ἐξακριβώσαντος κατὰ τὸ ἐγχωροῦν τοῖς εἰσαγωγικοῖς. Expl. τοῖς έπιμόνως ένδιατρίβουσι τούτοις τοῖς άτελέσι τῆς κατά ρητορικήν τελειότητος έγκρατείς γενέσθαι. Same text in Add MS 39622, ff. 134-196, Paris, BNF, Suppl. grec. 1363, ff. 85-199v.
- ff. 82r-161v: Alexander Mavrocordatos, Σύνοψις Ρητορικῆς τέχνης κατὰ πεῦσιν καὶ ἀπόκρισιν. Inc. Τί ἐστι ῥητορική; Ῥητορική ἐστὶ τεχνικὴ δύναμις λόγων πιθανῶν. Expl. τὴν ὀλιγοστὴν ταύτην μάθησιν δια συνεχούς ἀσκήσεως ἐπαυξῆσαι καὶ μεγίστην δείξαι τὴν ῥητορικὴν τελειότητα. Same text in Add MS 39622, ff. 1-99; Paris Bibliothèque Jean de Vernon, ICP Institut français d'études byzantines (IFEB) 7, pp. 591-596 with further parallel manuscripts. Cf. Binggeli (2014), p. 27.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
Greek Manuscripts - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002036874
033-002037586
036-002037619
040-001608070 - Is part of:
- Add MS 78168-78693 : EVELYN PAPERS
Add MS 78644-78677 : MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTED BY THE EVELYN FAMILY 78644-78677. EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. CCCCLXXVII-DX. Manuscripts (with a few other…
Add MS 78674-78675 : EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. DVII, DVIII. Two volumes in Greek containing texts on logic and rhetoric; 18th cent. copies. Two…
Add MS 78675 : Compilation of Greek Rhetorical Treatises - Hierarchy:
- 032-002036874[0019]/033-002037586[0031]/036-002037619[0002]/040-001608070
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 78168-78693
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Paper codex.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_78675 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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Material: Paper.
Foliation: ff i + 81 + iii + 161 + ii + 162 + i.
Dimensions: 280 x 220 (Text Space: 210 x 130) mm.
Ruling: 30 lines.
Binding: Full leather binding of blind-tooled brown calf, with the Crucifixion at the centre of the upper cover, 18th century.
Decoration: Decorated initials and headpieces.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Eastern Mediterranean.
Provenance:
France? Cf. note on f 162v, in French, reads: 'Le livre apartien a aspirs(?) a l4e/45(?) le 29 janvier 1829'.
Part of the John Evelyn archive, which was preserved and added to at Wotton House from the time the property was inherited by John Evelyn on the death of his elder brother at the end of the 17th century, until the 20th century. From 1949 to 1995 it was on deposit at Christ Church Oxford. John Evelyn had left his manuscripts in some disorder (see the general description of Add. MSS 78298-78429), and by this stage they had also become intermingled with those of earlier and later generations of the family. The partial numeration which was added to the manuscripts when or before they came to Christ Church reflected this random order. Since being acquired by the British Library, the successive generations of the family archive have been restored to their distinct entities and Evelyn’s manuscripts have been placed in an order which more clearly reflects their origin and nature. The archive was purchased by the British Library from the Evelyn family through Christie’s in March 1995.
- Publications:
- John Evelyn in the British Library (=The Book Collector 44.2), 1995.A. Binggeli, M. Cassin, V. Kontouma, "Inventaire des manuscrits de l’Institut français d’études byzantines" , Revue des études byzantines 72 (2014), p. 5-128 (p. 27 with parallel manuscripts).Digitisation has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Hellenic Foundation.
Digitisation has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Hellenic Foundation.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)