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Harley MS 5566
- Record Id:
- 040-001613136
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001613136
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001481.0x0002f4
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 5566
- Title:
- Letters of Synesius, Phalaris, Alciphron, Brutus etc.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Harley Collection - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "040-001613136", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Harley MS 5566: Letters of Synesius, Phalaris, Alciphron, Brutus etc." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-001613137", "parent" : "040-001613136", "text" : "Harley MS 5566, ff 1-2: Calendrical fragment." },{ "id" : "041-001613138", "parent" : "040-001613136", "text" : "Harley MS 5566, ff 3-111v: Synesius, 161 letters (73, 15, 45, 33, 67, 4, 51, 54, etc.). Included (f. 82v) after letter 149 is Catastasis ii (CPG…" },{ "id" : "041-001613139", "parent" : "040-001613136", "text" : "Harley MS 5566, ff 112-140v: Phalaris, 108 letters (1-3, 5, 4, 6-10, 12, 11, etc.)." },{ "id" : "041-001613140", "parent" : "040-001613136", "text" : "Harley MS 5566, ff 141-167v: Alciphron, 88 letters (III.4-8, 42-43, 46-54, 56-63, 69, 64-68, 70-71, I.20-22, III.74, 55, 10, I.24-28, etc.)." },{ "id" : "041-001613141", "parent" : "040-001613136", "text" : "Harley MS 5566, ff 167v-205v: Brutus, 151 letters (1-7, etc.)." },{ "id" : "041-001613142", "parent" : "040-001613136", "text" : "Harley MS 5566, ff 206-218: Synesius, Calvitii encomium PG 66.1168; CPG 5634." },{ "id" : "041-001613143", "parent" : "040-001613136", "text" : "Harley MS 5566, ff 218-222: Synesius, Ad Paeonium de dono astrolabii. PG 66.1577; CPG 5632." },{ "id" : "041-001613144", "parent" : "040-001613136", "text" : "Harley MS 5566, ff 222-234: Libanius, Ἐπιστολιμαῖοι χαρακτῆρες." },{ "id" : "041-001613145", "parent" : "040-001613136", "text" : "Harley MS 5566, ff 234-248v: Synesius, De regno ad Arcadium Imperatorem. Imperfect. PG 66.1053-1101A, l. 15 ; CPG 5630." }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002045828
040-001613136 - Is part of:
- Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts
Harley MS 5566 : Letters of Synesius, Phalaris, Alciphron, Brutus etc. - Contains:
- Harley MS 5566, ff 1-2 : Calendrical fragment.
Harley MS 5566, ff 3-111v : Synesius, 161 letters (73, 15, 45, 33, 67, 4, 51, 54, etc.). Included (f. 82v) after letter 149 is Catastasis ii…
Harley MS 5566, ff 112-140v : Phalaris, 108 letters (1-3, 5, 4, 6-10, 12, 11, etc.).
Harley MS 5566, ff 141-167v : Alciphron, 88 letters (III.4-8, 42-43, 46-54, 56-63, 69, 64-68, 70-71, I.20-22, III.74, 55, 10, I.24-28, etc.).
Harley MS 5566, ff 167v-205v : Brutus, 151 letters (1-7, etc.).
Harley MS 5566, ff 206-218 : Synesius, Calvitii encomium PG 66.1168; CPG 5634.
Harley MS 5566, ff 218-222 : Synesius, Ad Paeonium de dono astrolabii. PG 66.1577; CPG 5632.
Harley MS 5566, ff 222-234 : Libanius, Ἐπιστολιμαῖοι χαρακτῆρες.
Harley MS 5566, ff 234-248v : Synesius, De regno ad Arcadium Imperatorem. Imperfect. PG 66.1053-1101A, l. 15 ; CPG 5630.
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- 032-002045828[5568]/040-001613136
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- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 9 items
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 1300
- End Date:
- 1399
- Date Range:
- 14th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Paper (bomb.). ff. 1*+248. 168 x 122 (136 x 95) mm. 21-25 lines. Binding of red morocco gilt in Harleian style by Elliott.
Written mainly by three hands: (1) ff. 3-17v, 100-105v; (2) ff. 18-100, 106-206; (3) ff. 206-248v.
- Custodial History:
- Owned by Bernard Mould at Smyrna in 1724 (f. 1*; Fontes p.246). Purchased for the Harleian Library, 28 July 1725 (f. 1; Diary p.370 n.2).
- Publications:
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- A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols, London 1808-1812, p.277;
- W. Fritz, Die handschriftliche Überlieferung der Briefe des Bischofs Synesios (AKBAW philos.-philol. Klasse 23.2), Munich 1905, p.357 No.20;
- L. O. T. Tudeer, The Epistles of Phalaris (Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae ser.B 26.1), Helsinki 1931p.27;
- Synesii Cyrenensis Hymni et Opuscula, ed. N. Terzaghi, Rome 1939-1944, ii, p.xxx (cod. A);
- A. Garzya, 'Inventario dei manoscritti delle Epistole di Sinesio',Atti dell'Academia Pontanianan. s. xxii (1973) pp.251-294, p.15 No.115.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)