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Harley MS 6309

Record Id:

040-001614083

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

040-001614083

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001481.0x0003d6

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Harley MS 6309

Title:

Mechanica

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Greek Manuscripts
Harley Collection

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002045828
040-001614083

Is part of:

Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts

Harley MS 6309 : Mechanica

Contains:

Harley MS 6309, ff 2-20v : Extracts from Apollodorus of Damascus, Πολιορκητικά. R. Schneider, Griechische Poliorketiker (AKGWG…
Harley MS 6309, ff 20v-27v : Κατασκευὴ ἑλεπόλεως κόρακος λεγομένης, inc. Ἡ ἑλέπολις αὕτη…
Harley MS 6309, ff 27v-63v : Philo of Byzantium, Mechanica Book IV. Diels-Schramm Philon pp.7-68. Imperfect, inc. (p.8, l. 17) ὅταν…
Harley MS 6309, ff 64-76v : Johannes Meursius the elder, Notes on the works attributed to Apollodorus. Imperfect at end. Autograph. Latin.

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Hierarchy:

032-002045828[6313]/040-001614083

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

4 items

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Languages:

Greek, Ancient

Scripts:

Greek

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1649

Date Range:

1st half of the 17th century

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Paper. ff. 76. 185 x 145 mm. 25-26 lines (ff. 2-63); 30 lines (ff. 65-76). Covers of gilt-lined calf with blind-roll by Elliott pasted inside B.M. binding (1966).

Custodial History:

Copied by Johannes Meursius the elder who also added to the margins of ff. 2-63v variants from two manuscripts, S belonging to Andreas Schottus, and L of Leiden University. Black circular stamp in upper left corner and large No.'20' (f. 1) (see Harley 3318, 3382). Owned by J. G. Graevius (No.60 in his 1703 catalogue; Fontes p.169) and purchased for the Harleian Library from Giovanni Zamboni, 20 Oct. 1725 (f.1; Diary p.385 n.6; Fontes p.367).

Publications:

A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols, London 1808-1812, p.356.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)