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Harley MS 6943
- Record Id:
- 040-001614240
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001614240
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001515.0x000081
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 6943
- Title:
- Miscellaneous correspondence of John Covel, D.D., including: 36 letters in Greek from Daniel, Archbishop of Proconnesos (f. 8), Ieremias Germanos (ff. 10, 12, 14, 16, 18), Macarius, Metropolites of Selistria al. Dristria (f. 22), Drakos Jerakis (ff. 27, 29, 31, 33, 35), his wife Smaragda (f. 37), Theodorakis Jerakis (ff. 39, 41), Dionysios Babas (ff. 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 116, 117, 119, 121, 123), Merkourios Laskaris (f. 124), Neophytus, Metropolites of Philippopolis (f. 125), Hierotheus, Metropolites of Side (f. 143). Also included are drafts of 3 letters by Covel (ff. 7, 9, 147), 1674-1711. Three lists of books (ff. 6, 92, 152) comprise (1) a list of Greek books in the libraries at Constantinople, sent by Thomas Gale, 1672; (2) a list of printed books to be purchased for the Patriarch of Jerusalem, 1689; (3) a list of books printed at Jasi, compiled by Edmund Chishull, after 1690.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Harley Collection - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "040-001614240", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Harley MS 6943: Miscellaneous correspondence of John Covel, D.D., including: 36 letters in Greek from Daniel, Archbishop of Proconnesos (f. 8),…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002045828
040-001614240 - Is part of:
- Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts
Harley MS 6943 : Miscellaneous correspondence of John Covel, D.D., including: 36 letters in Greek from Daniel, Archbishop of Proconnesos (f.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002045828[6951]/040-001614240
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Harley MS 1-7661
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Harley_MS_6943 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
French
Greek, Modern
Italian
Latin - Scripts:
- Greek
Latin - Start Date:
- 1672
- End Date:
- 1711
- Date Range:
- 1672-1711
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper. Various sizes. B.L. binding of half brown leather (1991).
- Custodial History:
- Purchased from John Covel for the Harleian Library, after 27 Feb. 1715/6 (Diary p.211 n.1; Fontes p.117; Heyworth HW pp.335 n.2, 339 n.2).
- Publications:
-
- A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols, London 1808-1812, p.450.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)