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040-002003075

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032-002003073

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Add MS 42502 B

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SIMONIDES PAPERS. VOI. II (ff. 199). (I) Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of Simonides, including letters from his father and other members of his family, and some documents relating to the Greek War of Independence; 1821-1862. Mostly in Greek. Many of the items appear to be fabrications by Simonides. At ff. I32, I55 and I72 are three letters to Simonides from 'Kallinikos' (see 42502 A), 5/I7 Aug. I858, 9 Nov. I86I, 5/I7 Nov. I862. These letters are printed, in English translation (with omissions) in The Literary Churchman, I6 Jan. 1863, with a facsimile of the first letter. ff. I-183.

(2) Tracing, purporting to have been taken from the Codex Sinaiticus (now Add. MS. 43725) as written by Simonides, to show the 'acrostics' which he claimed to have incorporated in the text as evidence of authorship. f. i 84.

(3) Papyrus fragment of the Letter of Aristeas to Philocrates, forged by Simonides, who claimed to have discovered it in the Mayer collection, cf. his Facsimiles of Certain Portions of the Gospel of St Matthew. . ., i 862, p. 8. f. i 8 5.

(4) Printed prospectuses, etc. of works by Simonides, a silhouette and photographs of him and others, and a lithographic drawing of the Monastery of the Archangel Michael at Panormos on the island of Syme, Simonides' birthplace. ff. I84-I99.

Forgeries: Constantine Simonides, forger: John Eliot Hodgkin, FSA: Correspondence and papers of and rel. to Constantine Simonides, collected by John Eliot Hodgkin: 1821-1868: Partly Gr.

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ff. 1-26 Greece: GENERAL. Papers of C. Simonides rel. to the War of Independence: 19th cent.: Gr.
ff. 20-24 Simon, father of C Simonides: Account by, of his activities in the Greek War of Independence: n.d.: Gr.
f. 26 Poetry GREEK: "Alektor", patriotic song of the Symaeans: early 19th cent.
f. 29 Poetry GREEK: Letter in verse to C. Simonides from his brothers: 1842.
ff. 29, 35, 36 Photios Simonides, brother of C Simonides: Letters to C. Simonides: 1842.: Gr.
ff. 29, 35, 36 Ioannes Simonides, brother of Constantine Simonides: Letters to C. Simonides: 1842.: Gr.
ff. 31-169b passim Simon, father of C Simonides: Letters to C. Simonides: 1842-1862.: Gr.
ff. 42, 42b Photios Simonides, brother of C Simonides: Letters to his father, Simon: 1844.: Gr.: Copies.
ff. 42-43 Ioannes Simonides, brother of Constantine Simonides: Letters to his father, Simon: 1844.: Gr.: Copies.
f. 55 Alexandros Rhizos Rhankabes, poet: Promissory note to C. Simonides: 1847.: Gr.: Signed.
ff. 84-88 Gregorios G. Pappadopoulos, man of letters: Correspondence with C. Simonides: 1847.: Gr.
f. 95 Philippos Simonides, brother of C Simonides: Letter to C. Simonides: 1849.: Gr.
ff. 97-101 A. Malanides, Greek consular official at Craiova, in Rumania: Testimonials to: 1849-1850.: Rumanian and Gr.
f. 102 Hierotheos, Abbot of the Monastery of the Archangel Michael at Panormos, I of Syme: Letter to Simon, father of C. Simonides: 1850.: Gr.
ff. 103, 107b, 109 Michael loannides Kalaphas, uncle of C Simonides: Letters to C. Simonides: 1850.: Gr.
f. 107 Anna Simonides, sister of C Simonides: Letter to C. Simonides: 1850.: Gr.
ff. 123, 130 Ioannes N. Ingleses, Greek resident at Heidelberg: Letters to C. Simonides: 1857, 1858.: Gr.
f. 125 Conte Pasquale de Melissino, of Venice: Letter to C. Simonides: 1857.: Ital.
f. 127 I. Sp. Dendrinon: Letter to C. Simonides: 1857.: Gr.
f. 129 J. G. Weiss, printer to Munich University: Letter to C. Simonides: 1858.: Germ.
ff. 132, 133, 155, 157, 16172, 173-180 (copies) Kallinikos, hieromonachos: Letters to C. Simonides: 1858-1862.: Gr and Engl transl: Forgeries and copies.
ff. 145, 151 N. Koresios, Greek resident in London: Letters to C. Simonides: 1860.
f. 148b Prince Demetrius Rhodocanakis: Note to C. Simonides: 1860.: Gr.
f. 154 Leontios Erithales, archdeacon: Letter to C. Simonides: 1861.: Gr.
f. 170 N. Maximos, Greek resident in Manchester: Letter to C. Simonides: 1862.: Gr.
f. 181 A. Malanides, Greek consular official at Craiova, in Rumania: Letter to P. Deligiannes: [1850?].: Gr.
ff. 194-197 Art. Portraits: C. Simonides, forger; photogr. and silhouette: circ. 1860.
f. 198 Konstantinos Kantounias, priest; of Syme: Lithograph of the monastery of the Archangel Michael at Panormos by: 1860.
f. 198 Art. Engravings, etc: Monastery of the Archangel Michael, at Panormos, on the island of Syme: 1860.: Lithogr.
f. 198 Panormos, on the island of Syme: Lithograph drawing of the monastery of St Michael at: 1860.

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Add MS 42502 A-B : SIMONIDES PAPERS. Correspondence and papers of and relating to Constantine Simonides, the forger, collected by John Eliot…

Add MS 42502 B : SIMONIDES PAPERS. VOI. II (ff. 199). (I) Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of Simonides, including letters from his father…

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Languages:

English
German
Greek, Modern
Italian
Romanian

Scripts:

Greek
Latin

Start Date:

1821

End Date:

1863

Date Range:

1821-1863

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Custodial History:

Brigadier Adrian Eliot Hodgkin, OBE; MC: Presented, in 1931.

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Archives and Manuscripts

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Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Dendrinon, I S, correspondent of Constantine Simonides, fl 1857
Erithales, Leontios, archdeacon
Hierotheos, Abbot of the Monastery of the Archangel Michael at Panormos, I of Syme
Hodgkin, Adrian Eliot, Brigadier OBE, MC
Hodgkin, John Eliot, FSA
Ingleses, Ioannes N., Greek resident at Heidelberg
Kalaphas, Michael loannides, uncle of C Simonides
Kallinikos, hieromonachos
Kantounias, Konstantinos, priest; of Syme
Koresios, N., Greek resident in London
Malanides, A., Greek consular official at Craiova, in Rumania
Maximos, N., Greek resident in Manchester
Melissino, Pasquale, Conte; of Venice
Pappadopoulos, Gregorios G., man of letters
Rhankabes, Alexandros Rhizos, poet
Rhodocanakis, Demetrius, Prince
Simon, father of C Simonides
Simonides, Anna, sister of C Simonides
Simonides, Constantine, forger, c 1820-c 1890
Simonides, Ioannes, brother of Constantine Simonides
Simonides, Philippos, brother of C Simonides
Simonides, Photios, brother of C Simonides
Weiss, J. G., printer to Munich University

Places:

Greece
Panormos, Island of Syme