Miscellany
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/GF/C/11 |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 19X 23 cm |
| Donor/Creator |
Finlay, George |
| Scope and Content | Mottle board, bound, brown calf spine and corners. 'Miscellany M.S.' gilt lettering on spine, paginated by George Finlay, pp. 1-203+pp. 2-67 (= Cameniates which begins on p. 203), bound. Contents listed by George Finlay on flyleaf: On the Chronology of the Medes by Major General Gordon Two visits to Anapaea above Thermopylae by Major General Gordon [see printed pamphlet FIN/GF/E/56 (R. 9. 5.)] On the topography of Oropia and Diacria On the battle of Marathon by George Finlay On pieces of obsidian (usually called Persian arrowhead) found in the tumulus at Marathon Memoir read in the Society of National History of Athens on presenting a collection of fossil bones found in Attica 1/13 December 1836 Memorandum relating to the column of Minerva Polias and the caryatid 1840 Letter to Dr. Emil Braun [1840 Arch. Inst. Rome] on scarabaeus and choragic inscription Letter from Dr Braun on 4 gems in George Finlay's collection Parts of Greece in which Albanian is the vernacular tongue A historical account of the Canal which connected the Nile and the Red Sea in ancient times Authorities proving that the small statue of Venus in Mr Finlay's collection is a copy of the Venus of Praxiteles Translation from the Greek. John Cameniates one of the clergy and Kou boukleisios (or chaplain of the imperial palace). Narrative of the taking of Thessalonica by the Saracens [continued as pp. 2-67] Loose: 2 lists of regions and towns in Greece where Albanian is spoken. |
| Notes | Letters that reference two dates 12 days apart, eg. 24 April/6 May 1828, are referring to both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Greece was one of the last European countries to adopt the Gregorian calendar. At this time, the Julian calendar was 12 days behind the Gregorian. |