A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 18

Summary Catalogue no.: 3364

Physical Description

Composite: four parts

History

Provenance and Acquisition

John Selden, 1584–1654

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 18 – Part 1

Contents

Polybius, Historiae (extracts)
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

Decoration

Hutter, III. 188:

Ornamental strips.

Decorated initials.

History

Origin: 16th century, beginning ; Italian

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 18 – Part 2

Contents

Polybius, Historiae (extracts)
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

Decoration

Hutter, III. 188:

Ornamental strips .

Decorated initials.

History

Origin: 16th century, middle ; Italian

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 18 – Part 3

Contents

Michael Psellos, De chrysopoeia
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 17th century, first half ; Italian

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 18 – Part 4

Contents

Alchemical writings
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

Decoration

Hutter, III. 188:

Pen drawings.

History

Origin: 16th century, beginning ; Italian

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description by Elizabeth Solopova and Matthew Holford, based on the Quarto Catalogue (H. O. Coxe, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae pars prima recensionem codicum Graecorum continens, Quarto Catalogues I, 1883, repr. with corrections 1969) and supplementary sources.

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2019-10-31: Toby Burrows/Mapping Manuscript MigrationsProvenance and acquisition information added using https://github.com/mapping-manuscript-migrations/oxford-tei-updates/blob/master/update_oxford_prov.rb in collaboration with the Mapping Manuscript Migrations project.