1 copy of Prayers by Jacob, Henry, of London — 1627
MS. Selden Supra 80
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
1 copy of Prayers by Jacob, Henry, of London — 1627
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 80
Date
1627
Language
Arabic
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Physical extent
8 ff.
Acquisition
Presented to the Bodleian Library by Selden's estate in 1659.
Provenance
The collections of John Selden.
Subject
Aphorisms and apothegms
Islam--Prayers and devotions
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Title
Collection of seven pieces
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 80
Summary
Fol. 1. 'Preces dierum', ten prayers and some adages translated from the Arabic (which follows on fols. 5-8) by Henricus Jacobius in 1627. The Arabic = Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moh. 65. Certainly Selden's.
Fol. 9. 'Catalogue librorum M.S. quos ... Gulielmus Laud archiepiscopus Cantuariensis ... Academiæ Oxoniensi ... dono dedit Maij 22° anno Domini 1635', Laud's first gift, see p. 13 above. Certainly Selden's.
Fol. 34. 'Indice de' libri greci antichissimi scritti a penna, che si trouano nella Libraria, che fù del ... Sig. Giacomo Barocci, nobile Veneto. In Venetia, mdcxvii.' A manuscript copy of the pamphlet contained in BB 18 Art. Seld., wanting the last two leaves. The Barocci MSS. were presented to the Bodleian in 1629. Library papers.
Fol. 69. 'Catalogue librorum MSS. in bibliotheca S. Johannis Cantabrigiæ' about 1640, with press-marks and index. Fol. 126 is an independent leaf containing chiefly a description of MS. Selden Supra 17. Certainly Selden's.
Fol. 128. 'La dignité et excellence de la Femme ...': [a translation into French, by John Verneuil, of dr. William Page's essay on Woman's Worth, for which see MS. Bodl. 1030 Cr.]. May rank as an accession of 1647, the year of Verneuil's death.
Fol. 163. 'A note of Mr Robert Burtons books given to the Library by his last Will and testament anno Domini 1639', a valuable list of Burton's books, giving title, place of publication, date and size, by John Rous, Bodley's librarian. Fols. 195-6 contain a list of about sixty books 'bought of mr. Lionel Dayes Book', a Bodleian list of purchases in 1640: on fol. 196v is a note of Burton's bequests to the Bodleian. Library papers.
Fol. 197. 'Hie facht an das Buch das genent wurt ein ... Begreiffung der Philosophen der ... Alchimie', in eight parts, in German prose: beg. 'Das lewenndt Sylber ist kalt vnnd feucht'.
Date
Made up of seven pieces written in the first half of the 17th century
Language
German
Italian
English
Arabic
French
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
250 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 3483 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Collection of seven pieces
