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- [1863?] (Creation)
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1 folded sheet.
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Balliol College, Oxford. - Account of Dindorf's proposals for the publication of a manuscript by Uranius which was subsequently found to be a forgery by C. Simonides. 'Pertz's information is very curious'; asks if it is 'all an abstract of entries made at the time, since it differs in some respects from Scott's recollection of what was said at the time. Discusses his own recollections, mentioning Bekker, Böckh, Magnus, Lepsius, Bunsen, Ehrenberg, Tischendorf, and Humboldt. Dindorf tells him that Sir T. Phillipps has, amongst other things purchased from Simonides, an extract from Homer 'with an extract purporting that "the Archon of Chios gave this to Hipparchus, son of Peisistratus"; and another of Hesiod, written βουστροφηδόν - !'.
Copy in hand of W. Aldis Wright.
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- Scott, Richard (1811-1887), philologist, Master of Balliol College, Oxford (Subject)
- Vaux, William Sandys Wright (1818-1885), antiquary and numismatist (Subject)
- Dindorf, Karl Wilhelm (1802-1883) classical scholar (Subject)
- Simonides, Constantine (c 1820-c 1867), palaeographer and dealer of icons (Subject)
- Pertz, Georg Heinrich (1795-1876), historian and philologist (Subject)
- Bekker, August Immanuel (1785-1871), philologist and critic (Subject)
- Böckh, August (1785-1867), classicist and antiquarian (Subject)
- Magnus, Heinrich Gustav (1802-1870), experimental scientist (Subject)
- Lepsius, Karl Richard (1810-1884) Egyptologist (Subject)
- Bunsen, Christian Karl Josias von (1791–1860), German diplomat and writer, known as Chevalier Bunsen (Subject)
- Ehrenberg, Christian Gottfried (1795-1876), biologist (Subject)
- Tischendorf, Lobegott Friedrich Constantin von (1815-1874) biblical scholar (Subject)
- Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von (1769-1859), Baron von Humboldt, German naturalist and explorer (Subject)
- Phillipps, Sir Thomas (1792–1872) Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts (Subject)
- Homer (fl 750 BC-700 BC) poet (Subject)