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Add MS 4257
- Record Id:
- 040-002109724
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- 032-002109547
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000394.0x0001d7
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Literary collections of Thomas Birch; 18th cent. The contents are as follows;-
(1) Review, partly in Birch's autograph, of Dr. Conyers Middleton's History of the Life of M. T. Cicero; 1741. ff. 1-28.
(2) 'Variae Lectiones in Caesaribus Juliani Imperatoris septem codicibus manuscriptis ... cum prima editione Parisiis, 1577 impressa, collatis', in the autograph of Patrick Forbes; 18th cent. Greek, Latin and shorthand (Ridpath's system). ff. 29-60.
(3) Literary extracts and bibliographical notes by Pierre Des Maizeaux; 1738. Latin, French and Spanish. ff. 61-89. Paper; ff. 89. Small quarto. XVIII cent.
includes:
- ff. 1-28 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Review of C. Middleton's 'History of the Life of M. T. Cicero': 1741.: Partly autogr.
- ff.1-28 Conyers Middleton, DD: Review of his 'Life of Cicero': 1741.
- ff. 29-60 Julian; Emperor of Rome: Collation of versions of his 'De Caesaribus sermo': 18th cent.: Gr. and Lat.: Partly shorthand.
- ff. 29-60 Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Collation of versions of the Emperor Julian's 'De Caesaribus sermo': 18th cent.: Gr. and Lat.: Partly shorthand.
- ff. 29-60 passim George Ridpath, Whig journalist: Transcripts and notes in his system of shorthand: 17th-18th centt.
- ff. 61-89 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Bibliographical notes: 1738.: Lat., Fr. and Span.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002109547
036-002109718
040-002109724 - Is part of:
- Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…
Add MS 4253-4257 : BIRCH LITERARY PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE ADD. MSS. 4253-4257.
Add MS 4257 : Literary collections of Thomas Birch; 18th cent. The contents are as follows;- (1) Review, partly in Birch's autograph, of Dr.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002109547[0093]/036-002109718[0003]/040-002109724
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- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
French
Greek, Modern
Latin
Spanish - Scripts:
- Greek
Latin - Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
Forbes, Patrick, historian and physician, d 1743
Julian, Roman Emperor
Maizeaux, Pierre, journalist and biographer, ?1672-1745
Middleton, Conyers, DD; of Add MS 4250
Ridpath, George, Whig journalist