Christopherson, John, c. 1520-1558 (college head)
Person
Dates
- Existence: c. 1520 - 1558
Biography
John Christopherson (? 1520-1558), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge and Bishop of Chichester
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Plutarchi Chæronei philosophi libellus de futili loquacitate a Græco in Latinum per Joannem Christofersonum conversus, Mid-sixteenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.06.56
Scope and Contents
Prefixed is a letter to Mary, afterwards Queen Mary I, ‘Honoratissimæ illustrissimæque principi D. Mariæ, regiæ majestatis sorori, Joannes Christofersonus perpetuam optat felicitatem’, beginning ‘Non sum nescius, Princeps illustrissima ...’; there follows the Latin version of Plutarch’s entire treatise περί άδολεσχίας (beginning ‘Ardua plane et difficilis’), and then the Greek text, which generally agrees with the Aldine and Basil editions, in those places in which Wyttenbach notices their...
Dates:
Mid-sixteenth century
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