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Harley MS 5663
- Record Id:
- 040-001613654
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001613654
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001481.0x000361
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 5663
- Title:
- Collection of fragments
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Harley Collection - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "040-001613654", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Harley MS 5663: Collection of fragments" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-001613655", "parent" : "040-001613654", "text" : "Harley MS 5663, ff 1-6v: (1). Libanius, Letters." },{ "id" : "041-001613656", "parent" : "040-001613654", "text" : "Harley MS 5663, ff 7-16v: (2). Xenophon, Oeconomica XI.1-XV.9." },{ "id" : "041-001613657", "parent" : "040-001613654", "text" : "Harley MS 5663, ff 17-22v: (3). Eunapius, Vitae sophistarum. Eunapii Vitae Sophistarum, ed. J. Giangrande, Rome 1956. Imperfect, inc. ]λευσον…" },{ "id" : "041-001613658", "parent" : "040-001613654", "text" : "Harley MS 5663, ff 23-67v: Philostratus, Vitae sophistarum. Imperfect, but made complete by Harley 5638, ff. 49-58, which originally preceded ff.…" },{ "id" : "041-001613659", "parent" : "040-001613654", "text" : "Harley MS 5663, ff 69-78v: (4). Plutarch, Vita Caesaris. Imperfect, but made complete by Harley 5638, ff. 1-48, 59-65. Originally followed Harley…" },{ "id" : "041-001613660", "parent" : "040-001613654", "text" : "Harley MS 5663, ff 79-114: (5). Zenobius, Epitome collectionum Luculli Tarrhaei et Didymi. E. L. von Leutsch and f. G. Schneidewin, Corpus…" },{ "id" : "041-001613661", "parent" : "040-001613654", "text" : "Harley MS 5663, ff 115-116v: (6). Hesiod, Works and Days. Imperfect, containing only lines 80-165." },{ "id" : "041-001613662", "parent" : "040-001613654", "text" : "Harley MS 5663, ff 117-117v: (7). Sententiae ex poetis graecis. inc. Οὐδὲν τὸ τούτου μᾶλλον." }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002045828
040-001613654 - Is part of:
- Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts
Harley MS 5663 : Collection of fragments - Contains:
- Harley MS 5663, ff 1-6v : (1). Libanius, Letters.
Harley MS 5663, ff 7-16v : (2). Xenophon, Oeconomica XI.1-XV.9.
Harley MS 5663, ff 17-22v : (3). Eunapius, Vitae sophistarum. Eunapii Vitae Sophistarum, ed. J. Giangrande, Rome 1956. Imperfect, inc.…
Harley MS 5663, ff 23-67v : Philostratus, Vitae sophistarum. Imperfect, but made complete by Harley 5638, ff. 49-58, which originally preceded…
Harley MS 5663, ff 69-78v : (4). Plutarch, Vita Caesaris. Imperfect, but made complete by Harley 5638, ff. 1-48, 59-65. Originally followed…
Harley MS 5663, ff 79-114 : (5). Zenobius, Epitome collectionum Luculli Tarrhaei et Didymi. E. L. von Leutsch and f. G. Schneidewin, Corpus…
Harley MS 5663, ff 115-116v : (6). Hesiod, Works and Days. Imperfect, containing only lines 80-165.
Harley MS 5663, ff 117-117v : (7). Sententiae ex poetis graecis. inc. Οὐδὲν τὸ τούτου μᾶλλον.
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- 032-002045828[5666]/040-001613654
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 8 items
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 1500
- End Date:
- 1599
- Date Range:
- 16th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Paper. ff. i+117. 219 x 147 (157 x 75 (ff. 1-6); 173 x 100 (ff. 7-16); 148 x 90 (ff. 17-22); 163 x 80 (ff. 23-67); 138/141 x 85/91 (ff. 69-78); 143 x 90 (ff. 79-114); 143 x 100 (ff. 115-116); 162 x 85 (f. 117)). ff. 79-114 are gatherings βʹ-εʹ. B.M. binding.
Scribe (ff. 79-114) identified as Demetrios Triboles (Repertorium I 103). Four further main hands, viz. (1) ff. 1-6v; (2) ff. 7-16v; (3) ff. 17-22v; (4) ff. 23-78v.
- Publications:
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- A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols, London 1808-1812, p.285;
- Flavii Filostrati Vitae Sophistarum, ed. C. L. Kayser, Heidelberg 1838, pp.xvii-xviii No.18, xxiii (cod. λ);
- E. M. Thompson, 'Catalogue of Classical Manuscripts', Classical Review ii (1888) pp.102-104, 171-174; iii (1889) pp.149-155, 440-445 ii p.171 No.28.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)