Item 12.23 - Notebook kept by John Wordsworth: 'Books (Classics)'

1 vol., c 203 x 173 x 27 mm. Paginated 3-449, with 1 unnumbered f. at front of volume and 2 unnumbered ff. at the back. Pages cut away between pp. 64 and 82, with stubs remaining. Pagination jumps from p. [241]-253, without any pages having been removed. The numbers 281-289 are used twice; this is recognised by the addition of 'bis' to the second set.
1 f. of print pasted in between pp. 224-225

'Table of Contents' on p. 3, including: 'Greek Prose authors'; 'Greek Poets'; 'List of editions of Greek authors which contain copious indices verborum'; 'List of works containing copious indices ver[bo]um to be consult in enquiries concerning the opinions, lives, actions of eminent men of ancient times'; 'List of books to be used or referred to in writing Latin prose or in critical questions relating to the Latin Language; 'Grammaticorum Lexicographorum, antiquariarum et philologorum...'; Latin Prose authors'; 'Latin Poets'; 'List of books sold by auction at various times'; 'List of books of which I have two or more copies'; 'Poetarum que post renatas literas floruerunt camina Latine scripta'; 'List of books to be consulted on the Greek lexicographers and grammarians'; 'List of books to be used or referred to on Questions of Latin criticism and of Editions of Latin authors with copious indices verborum vel ad notas'; 'List of books to be consulted for a new edition of Aeschylus; 'List of commentaries to be regularly consulted on all the plays of Aeschylus'; 'List of works to be consulted on matters relating to Greek grammar'; 'Account of the Scholia upon Aeschylus - How to prepare them for the Press - and what books and editions should be consulted in printing them'.

Single printed sheet pasted in between pp. 224-225: 'Index auctorum qui in thesauro antiquitatum Romanarum Joh. Georgii Graevii reperientur'

• Ancient Greek
• English
• Latin