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Add MS 11895
- Record Id:
- 040-001780109
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002041530
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000195.0x000119
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100187608210.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 11895
- Title:
- Collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions, copied by Joseph Ames
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
Greek Manuscripts - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002041530
040-001780109 - Is part of:
- Add MS 11828-12117 : Collection belonging to the late Right Rev. Samuel Butler, D.D., Lord Bishop of Lichfield.
Add MS 11895 : Collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions, copied by Joseph Ames - Contains:
- Add MS 11895, ff 1-42 : Collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions with sketches, copied mainly in pencil by Joseph Ames (1680–1759),…
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- 032-002041530[0066]/040-001780109
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 11828-12117
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100187608210.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
Latin - Scripts:
- Greek
Latin - Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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- Material: Paper.
- Foliation: ff (ix) + 42 + (ix).
- Dimensions: 211 x 254 mm.
- Binding: Half goat leather binding with green paper and leather corners.
- Scribes: Joseph Ames (1680-1759), bibliographer and antiquary.
- Custodial History:
- Belonged to the Right Rev. Samuel Butler, D.D., bishop of Lichfield (d. 1839).
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from the library of Samuel Butler, 5 July 1841.
- Publications:
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- Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum, 1841-1845 (London, 1850), 1841, p. 16.
- M. Richard, Inventaire des manuscrits grecs du British Museum I, Fonds Sloane, Additional, Egerton, Cottonian et Stowe (Paris, 1952), p. 21.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)