The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

Shelfmark R.1.43
Manuscript Title

Demosthenes, Orations (translated from Greek)

Alternative Title

Demosthenes

James Number 460
Date 16th century
Century 16th
Physical Description

27 lines to a page. In a good clear hand.

Provenance

Given by W. Aldis Wright, M.A., Vice-Master, in 1889. Bought at the Earl of Westmoreland's sale: the number 17 is on f.1.

Donor Wright, William Aldis (1831–1914), Literary and Biblical Scholar, Vice-Master of Trinity
Size (cm) 20.5 x 16
Folio 96 ff.
Material Paper
Language Latin
IIIF Manifest URL https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/R.1.43/manifest.json
Online Since 10/01/2017

Contents

Demosthenis oratoris Atheniensis orationes Olynthiacę tres: Philippicę quatuor: interprete Nicolao Carro Anglo.
Prefatio ab eodem habita cum publice profiteretur.
The Dedication is addressed to Sir Walter Mildmay, Founder of Emmanuel College.
Clarissimo et ornatissimo viro Gualtero Mildmaio equiti aurato et regii fisci Cancellario Nicolaus Carrus S. D. P.
f.1 Etsi iam aliquot anni
Ends f.6b: f.7 is blank.
f.8 Prefatio interpretis
Cum iucunda mihi semper uisa est.
Ends f.21.
f.21 Libanij argumentum prime orationis Olynthiace Demosthenis
f.23 Demosthenis Atheniensis oratoris Olynthiaca oratio prima
Si quibus de rebus in hoc tempore deliberatis.
The argument of Libanius is prefixed to each oration.
The ivth Philippic ends on f.95b.
vosmet ipsos de afflicto reip. statu accusetis. Dixi.

The translator [Nicholas Carr (1524-68)] was successively member of Christ's, Pembroke, King's, and Trinity Colleges, and was among the earliest Fellows of the last-named (in 1546). He was M.D. in 1558, and Regius Professor of Greek (1547-1549). The translation of Demosthenes was printed in 1571 by Th. Bing, London, in 4to. What is said to be the translator's autograph is in the University Library (Dd. 4. 56). See Tanner, Bibliotheca Britannica, p.155.

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