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Slavonic alphabet and parallel texts, 1660s

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ff.06.05

Scope and Contents

The manuscript was written between 1664 and 1669 by 'Conradus Gleskinski, Germanus'. After a dedication to Sir Philip Warwick ('Magnificentissimo nobilissimo domino domino Philippo Warwick equiti aurato'), beginning 'Non necessum habeo ut linguam Slavonicam', the manuscript contains (1) 'Alphabetum Slavonicum'; (2) St Paul's epistle to Philemon, the Lords' prayer, and the numbers from one upwards, written out in three lines, in Slavonic, Slavonic in Roman characters, and English. The last four leaves of the manuscript are occupied with a list of persons who conferred benefits on the writer; they are mostly Cambridge and Oxford clergymen, e.g. 'Dominus Barrow Coll. Trin. Math. Prof. in aula publica me lauto prandio excepit et dedit 10 sol', 'Rev. dominus Pierce vino Hispanico me tractavit et dedit 17 sol', etc.

Dates

  • Creation: 1660s

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

1 volume(s)

Language of Materials

Slavic languages

English

Custodial History

In the Library by the mid 1750s.

Physical Description

Paper.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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