Canonici Manuscripts

MSS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 1-93; Canon. Class. Lat. 1-311; Canon. Gr. 1-128; Canon. Ital. 1-301; MSS. Canon. Liturg. 1-3, 5, 8-13, 15-18, 20-25, 28, 30-37, 43, 49, 55, 63, 72, 75-76, 91-93, 99, 105, 108, 114, 116, 118, 123-126, 128-129, 131, 134-143, 146-148, 150-151, 155-159, 161-172, 175, 178, 183, 188, 190-192, 197, 199-227, 229, 231, 233, 237, 239-249, 251-252, 254-255, 257-279, 281, 283-287, 289-294, 296-297, 301, 305-306, 308, 311-334, 336, 339-356, 358-364, 366-371, 373-380, 382-389, 391-393, 395, 410, 411-414; Canon. Misc. 1-576; Canon. Or. 1-141; Canon. Pat. Lat. 1-232

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Title

Canonici Manuscripts

Shelfmark

MSS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 1-93; Canon. Class. Lat. 1-311; Canon. Gr. 1-128; Canon. Ital. 1-301; MSS. Canon. Liturg. 1-3, 5, 8-13, 15-18, 20-25, 28, 30-37, 43, 49, 55, 63, 72, 75-76, 91-93, 99, 105, 108, 114, 116, 118, 123-126, 128-129, 131, 134-143, 146-148, 150-151, 155-159, 161-172, 175, 178, 183, 188, 190-192, 197, 199-227, 229, 231, 233, 237, 239-249, 251-252, 254-255, 257-279, 281, 283-287, 289-294, 296-297, 301, 305-306, 308, 311-334, 336, 339-356, 358-364, 366-371, 373-380, 382-389, 391-393, 395, 410, 411-414; Canon. Misc. 1-576; Canon. Or. 1-141; Canon. Pat. Lat. 1-232

Summary

Manuscripts of Matteo Luigi Canonici, Jesuit.

Date

8th-18th century

Language

Dutch

French

Hebrew

Italian

Persian

Tamil

Latin

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Turkish

Syriac

Armenian

Church Slavic

Arabic

Physical extent

146.08 Linear metres

1328 boxes

Custodial history

Canonici's collections passed to his brother Giuseppe, and on his death in 1807 to Giovanni Perissinotti and Girolamo Cardina, who divided them. To the former fell the manuscripts.

Acquisition

The Library purchased the greater part of the manuscripts in 1817, for £5444 5s, or including incidental expenses about £6030, the largest single purchase ever made by the Library.

Subject

Latin literature

Fathers of the church

Greek literature

x - 11th century

14th century

18th century

x - 9th century

x - 10th century

Liturgies

x - 8th century

16th century

x - 12th century

Italian literature

x - 15th century

17th century

13th century

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Canonici, Matteo Luigi, 1727-1805

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