Bernard Collection

MSS. Arab. c. 40, f. 5, f. 78; Auct. D. 1. 14, D. 4. 24; Auct. E. 1. 8, E. 4. 7, E. 4. 19-21; Auct. F. Infra. 1. 7-11, F. Infra. 2. 1-2; Auct. F. 1. 16, F. 1. 18, F. 2. 1-6, F. 2. 8-9, F. 2. 11-12, F. 2. 15, F. 2. 17, F. 2. 28, F. 3. 1, F. 3. 19-22, F. 4. 2, F. 4. 10-11, F. 4. 14, F. 4. 17-31, F. 4. 34, F. 5. 1-3, F. 5. 22, F. 6. 7-9, F. 6. 16-21; Bodl. 37-38, 171, 308-309, 224, 232, 517, 615, 635, 696, 886; Bodl. Or. 13, 18, 23, 79, 96-97, 109, 127-128, 137, 144, 147, 198, 201, 204, 218, 250, 325, 346, 389, 392, 396, 449, 455-456, 461, 472, 480, 505, 515, 516, 518, 558, 562, 565-566, 573, 575; Bodl. Rolls 12; Chin. d. 2; Eng. misc. f. 1; Gr. class. e. 1; Gr. misc. e. 2, f. 1; Hunt 457; Lat. class. e. 2; Lat. misc. b. 1, d. 1-3, c. 1, e. 1-13, 14-15, f. 1-11, g. 1; Lat. th. e.l, f. 1; Marsh 6; Russ. e. 1; Siam. d. 1; MS. Sinh. d. 1.

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Title

Bernard Collection

Shelfmark

MSS. Arab. c. 40, f. 5, f. 78; Auct. D. 1. 14, D. 4. 24; Auct. E. 1. 8, E. 4. 7, E. 4. 19-21; Auct. F. Infra. 1. 7-11, F. Infra. 2. 1-2; Auct. F. 1. 16, F. 1. 18, F. 2. 1-6, F. 2. 8-9, F. 2. 11-12, F. 2. 15, F. 2. 17, F. 2. 28, F. 3. 1, F. 3. 19-22, F. 4. 2, F. 4. 10-11, F. 4. 14, F. 4. 17-31, F. 4. 34, F. 5. 1-3, F. 5. 22, F. 6. 7-9, F. 6. 16-21; Bodl. 37-38, 171, 308-309, 224, 232, 517, 615, 635, 696, 886; Bodl. Or. 13, 18, 23, 79, 96-97, 109, 127-128, 137, 144, 147, 198, 201, 204, 218, 250, 325, 346, 389, 392, 396, 449, 455-456, 461, 472, 480, 505, 515, 516, 518, 558, 562, 565-566, 573, 575; Bodl. Rolls 12; Chin. d. 2; Eng. misc. f. 1; Gr. class. e. 1; Gr. misc. e. 2, f. 1; Hunt 457; Lat. class. e. 2; Lat. misc. b. 1, d. 1-3, c. 1, e. 1-13, 14-15, f. 1-11, g. 1; Lat. th. e.l, f. 1; Marsh 6; Russ. e. 1; Siam. d. 1; MS. Sinh. d. 1.

Summary

Bernard Collection

Date

10th-17th century

Language

Sinhala

Russian

Modern Greek (1453-)

Chinese

English

Arabic

Coptic

Latin

French

Turkish

Polish

Thai

Physical extent

18.04 Linear metres

164 boxes (need missing Or sm's))

Custodial history

The MSS. were numbered, referenced, and shortly catalogued in MS. soon after they arrived in the Library, and in part also shortly indexed. The Greek were fully catalogued and indexed in print in Mr. Coxe's Catalogue in 1853, and most of the Oriental in Uri and Nicoll's Catalogues (1788-1835).

Acquisition

Dr. Bernard by a will made 17 Sept. 1696 left all his books, printed and manuscript, to his wife, but he expressed a hope that the Bodleian would buy them. Accordingly in Sept. 1697 many of his printed books were bought by the Bodleian from Mrs. Bernard for £140: and in 1698 the University purchased the collection of MSS. (both Bernard's own notes and writings, and other) and printed books with MS. collations for £200.

These items were recorded in the Summary Catalogue as "unidentified" or "not found" at the time of cataloguing:

SC no. 8795: 'Pars computi Mercatorum pro variis Mercibus ab urbe Alexandria. Schedula chartacea in folio Arabicè'

SC no. 8812: 'Tabula chorographica totius regni Chinensis, e Bodleianâ' is recorded as 'not found'

This item was recorded in the Summary Catalogue as "In the librarian's study" at the time of cataloguing and is now missing:

SC no. 8717: Index to collection, written in 1696 by E. Bernard. 'Librorum manuscriptorum Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae atque externarum aliquot bibliothecarum Index secundum alphabetum. Edvardus Bernardus construxit. Oxonii, A.D. mdcxcvi.' At fol. 4 is an (inserted) list of five Oriental MSS. presented to the Bodleian by Moses Amyraldus (Amyrault), 9 July, 1700. The Index has no relation to the printed index of Bernard's 'Old Catalogue' of 1697. Once in two volumes (see fol. 314).