'Σερήνου'
MS. Savile 58
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
'Σερήνου'
Shelfmark
MS. Savile 58
Summary
'Σερήνου' Αντνσέως ɸιλοσόɸον περί Kυλίνδρου τομης βιβλίον [and, fol. 36, 'περί Kώνου τομήϛ']. Ex MS. Bibliothecte Regise Parisiensis cod. 2152': emended from a collation of codd. 2714, 2719 in the same library, but without figures. The few corrections seem to be by Edm. Halley, who printed the two works from this MS. in 1710. At end:-- 'Codex hic descriptus est ... anno mdcciv et transmissus in Angliam anno mdccvi'.
Date
Written in 1704 at Paris
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
103 Leaves
Custodial history
The preface to the printed edition states that the transcript was made for, and belonged in 1710 to, dr. Henry Aldrich, dean of Ch. Ch., Oxford. In the binding are two fragments of a College buttery account of the 18th cent.
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Collection contents
Scientific Papers
'Σερήνου'
