Aristophanes: The Wasps
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0114 MS0043 |
Held at | : Royal College of Surgeons of England Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums-and-archives/archives/ › |
Full title | : Aristophanes: The Wasps |
Date(s) | : c 1800s |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 volume |
Name of creator(s) | : Aristophanes | c 445 - c 386 BC | Greek playwright The author of the translation is unknown |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Aristophanes was born in c 445 BC. He was a Greek comic dramatist and was also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy. The Wasps was written in 422 BC. He died in c 386 BC.
The author of the translation is not known.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Translation of The Wasps by Aristophanes, c 1800s, comprising a manuscript translation into English by an unknown translator, written on each left hand page, with English notes and extracts in Greek on the right hand pages.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English and Greek.
System of arrangement:
As outlined in Scope and Content.
Conditions governing access:
Access available by written appointment with the Deputy Librarian.
Conditions governing reproduction:
No photocopying permitted.
Finding aids:
Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1928) by Victor G Plarr.
Card catalogue.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Presented to the Library by J W Turner FRCS in 1861. The volume was presented to the Library along with 5 volumes of manuscript translation of Albucasis by John Channing. In the front of the first volume of these, is a letter from J W Turner, which mentions the presentation of the translation of Aristophanes.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Aug 2008
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