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Date(s)
- 1782-1784 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
19 ff.
Encapsulated in melinex and placed within ringed box at NLW.
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Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Previously sold at auction by Bonhams, London, 12 June 2012 (part of lot 49).
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Samuel Gedge Ltd; Norwich; Purchase; February 2013; 006397622.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Nine letters, 1782-1784, from [the Rev.] E[dward] Owen of Warrington, schoolmaster and translator, to John Blackburne, Chester, mainly concerning points of difficulty in translating Classical Latin authors.
Owen comments on the works of Livy (ff. 1, 3 recto-verso, 5 recto-verso, 7 recto-verso), Horace (ff. 9-10, 12) and Catullus (ff. 12-13, 14-15). He also discusses a variety of subjects including Roman land measurement (f. 1 recto-verso), Roman coins (ff. 1 verso, 3 verso-4), Roman numerals (f. 16) and the arrangement of rowers in Roman ships (ff. 16 verso-17). Although apparently living in Chester at this time, John Blackburne's family owned Orford Hall, near Warrington, and he was elected MP for Lancashire in 1784.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Latin
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Several folios torn, with some loss of text.
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Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 24038E.
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Name access points
- Owen, Edward, 1728-1807 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Blackburne, John, 1754-1833 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Livy. Ab urbe condita. Liber 38. (Subject)
- Horace. (Subject)
- Catullus, Gaius Valerius. Carmen 62. (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2013.
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Rhys Morgan Jones;