Manuscript annotations of the first half of the eighteenth century on an interleaved copy of ‘Fabularum aesopicarum delectus, cum Rogeri L'Estrange, equitis, interpretatione Anglica, necnon Latina variorum, Horatii, Phaedri, Faerni, &c. In usum studiosae juventutis Academiae Edinensis’ (Edinburgi, apud Jacobum Watson, MDCCX)., 1st half of 18th century.
Scope and Contents
The annotations consist of: (i) Parsing, translation and etymology (all in Latin) of words from the Greek text of fables 1-22, almost identical with the corresponding part of MS.16484 (folios 4-22); (ii) Diagrams for the definitions and propositions of Euclid, books 1-4, 6 (folios 23-39); (iii) Trigonometrical diagrams and problems (folios l, 39 verso-46); (iv) Algebraic problems (folios 49-54).
Dates
- Creation: 1st half of 18th century.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
54 Leaves
Language of Materials
Multiple languages
Arrangement
54 folios among ii + 46 (wanting 41-42) printed pages.
Custodial History
According to a nineteenth-century note on folio 2 verso the book belonged to and the annotations are in the hand of 'an eminent Professor of Mathematics'. It has not been possible to identify this person.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1928, and transferred from the Department of Printed Books, 1986.
Repository Details
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