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Title:
Collection of 18th-Century Notes on Classical Epigraphy and Numismatics
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xw42n7965
Dates:
circa 1740-1800
Size:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of an anonymous German-speaking scholar's manuscript drafts, research notes, extracts from 17th- and 18th-century printed books (identified by author and title), transcriptions of Roman inscriptions, documents, and other materials pertaining to ancient inscriptions and coins.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an anonymous German-speaking scholar's manuscript drafts, research notes, extracts from 17th- and 18th-century printed books (identified by author and title), transcriptions of Roman inscriptions, documents, and other materials pertaining to ancient inscriptions and coins. Text and transcriptions in German, Latin, and Greek. Discussions of numismatics are chiefly about Roman sestertium, but other coinage is mentioned as well, including the Greek tetradrachm. The papers include a letter of 12 August 1743 from Georg Christoph Kripner, from Pettau. The place name corresponds to the ancient Roman settlement of Poetovio and the modern Ptuj, Slovenia. It is perhaps significant that the inscriptions include some from Poetovio.

Collection Creator Biography:

Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions, and more specifically, the deciphering of ancient inscriptions.The term is derived from the Classical Greek epigraphein ("to write upon, incise") and epigraphē ("inscription").

Collection History

Acquisition:

Purchased from Antiquariat Inlibris in February 2009 (AM2009-92).

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by John Delaney in February 2009. Finding aid written by Don Skemer in February 2009. Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Collection of 18th-Century Notes on Classical Epigraphy and Numismatics; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xw42n7965
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1