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Burney MS 402
- Record Id:
- 040-002237322
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002236305
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001311.0x0001b3
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100189741827.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Burney MS 402
- Title:
- Collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions copied by Anthony Askew in the Levant and Greece
- Scope & Content:
- Collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions copied by Anthony Askew, M.D., in the Levant and Greece, with notes on their situation, size, state of preservation, etc.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Burney Manuscripts
Greek Manuscripts - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002236305
040-002237322 - Is part of:
- Burney MS : Burney Manuscripts
Burney MS 402 : Collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions copied by Anthony Askew in the Levant and Greece - Hierarchy:
- 032-002236305[0393]/040-002237322
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Burney MS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
71 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100189741827.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-

- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
Latin - Scripts:
- Greek
Latin - Start Date:
- 1748
- End Date:
- 1748
- Date Range:
- 1748
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Material: Paper.
Foliation: ff 71.
Dimensions: 205 x 123 mm.
Binding: British Museum (1962).
- Custodial History:
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Origin: England or Eastern Mediterranean (Smyrna?).
Provenance:
Completed by Askew on 24 Jan. 1748 (inscription, f 71v).
Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.
Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818.
- Administrative Context:
- England or Eastern Mediterranean (Smyrna?).
- Information About Copies:
- Complete digital coverage available for this manuscript; see Digitised Manuscripts [http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Burney_MS_402].
- Publications:
-
Catalogue of Manuscripts in the British Museum, New Series Vol. I Part II, The Burney Manuscripts, London 1840, pp. 141-146.
The British Library Summary Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts, I, London 1999, p. 80.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Askew, Anthony, physician and book collector, 1722-1774,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000061332085,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/60017882