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Rayner, John, fl 1710 (teacher)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl 1710

Biography

[John] Rayner was writing-master at St Paul's School from about 1705.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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[John] Rayner: Greek Grammar

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6338
Scope and Contents

Greek grammar, comprising sections on the alphabet, prosody, etymology, the declension and conjugation of the parts of speech, dialects, and accents, probably written by [John] Rayner, in an ornate copy-book hand, 126 folios. At the top of fo. i is the following, in the hand of H. Travers: 'Traverse รจ Coll: Regin: Cantab:'. Inside the front cover are extracts from the sales catalogues of two booksellers, in which the book appeared as nos 145 and 118 respectively.

Dates: 1710 (Circa)
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