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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 666
Title
MS poem in Greek, entitled Eidullion: Nomeis (Idyll, Herdsmen), by Richard Duke; n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
The text consists of 62 lines in hexameters, in the form of a dialogue between the herdsmen Corydon and Tityrus.
At the end appears the name: 'Duke' (Richard Duke of Trinity College, Cambridge).
Title Of Work
Eidullion: Nomeis
First Line of Poem
Kor<udon>: Titur' epei tu meli hadu melisde hieron humnon
Last Line of Poem
<H>Ilaos ammi geloio brephos Toi poimesi poimen.
Language
Greek
Physical Description
One folio folded once to form two quartos
Condition
Generally godd but soiled and worn
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Arms of Amsterdam, 85 x 92 mm
Watermark
Arms of Amsterdam
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA72745
Duke; Richard (1658-1711); Mr
1658-1711
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