274 Interesting Curiosities collected ly Mr. Clarke. 



brought home by Mr. Clarke, of Jesus college, Cambridge, 

 from his extensive travels, I take the liberty of transmitting 

 to you a list, though brief, that mav however be relied on ; 

 and am, sir, ' Yours, kc. 



Fro77i Patmns. 



1 . The works of Plato, most beautifully written upon 

 vellum, in folio. The scholia in minute capitals. The 

 colyphon proves that it was written by John the calli- 

 graph for Arethas, deacon of Patrie, for 13 Byzantine 

 nummi, in the 14th year of the indiction and the 6404th 

 of the world (A. C. S96), in the reign of Leo, son of Ba- 

 silius. 



2. Lexicon of St. Cyril of Alexandria. 



3. Greek poetry, accompanied by antient Greek musical 

 notes. 



4. Ditto, ditto. 



3. The works of Grcgorj' of Nazianzum. 



Fro)7i Naxos. 

 Copies of the Gospels, in capitals, of very antient date. 



From JSloimt AiJios. 



1. The orations of Demosthenes. 



2. The works of ten Athenian orators, some of which 

 not hitherto known. 



From Constmitinople. 



1. The works of Dionysius the arcopagite, with a cu- 

 rious and learned commentarv, written on vellum, in folio. 



2. Complete copy of the Gospels, written in the eighth 

 centurv. 



3.>v . . 



4. (^Various copies of the Gospels, and of the Epistles 

 3. j and Acts of the Apostles of different dates. 

 6.J 



7. The works of Philip the hermit. 



8. The dialogues of Theodore the Syracusan. 



9. A work on the Greek Grammar. 



lO.'\The writings of conuiientators on the Gospels; 



11. > and the works of the earliest fathers of the 



12. J church. 



13. Ver}' antient copy of the Evangclistarium of the 

 Greek church. 



14. Ditto ditto. 



15. A work of Philes on animals. 



The Plato which professor Porson calls a monument of 



literature was, on its arrival,- supposed' to be the oldest 



Greek manuscript extant with an express date, as the MS. 



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