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Richard Porson
Originally published in 1937, this book contains a biography of Richard Porson, the classical scholar who developed Porson's Law and whose handwriting formed the basis of the Porson typeface. Clarke details Porson's life and includes samples of Porson's handwriting and personal letters. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Porson's life and work.
The Journal of Philology
Published between 1868 and 1920, this 35-volume set illuminates the development of specialised academic journals as well as classical philology.
Dr. Richard Bentley's Dissertations
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
The Library of Richard Porson
In writing this book three questions chiefly interested me. What books and pamphlets did Richard Porson own? From whom did he acquire these materials? What has become of his holdings? Answering the first question was relatively easy. For over two hundred years students have known that, after his death, Porsons library was divided into two unequal parts. The larger portion was sent to auction, the smaller part, together with Porsons papers, was separately sold to Trinity College, Cambridge. To treat the problem I have examined all of the microfilm set of the Sotheby auction catalogues from 1783 to 1808, save when catalogues were not marked or the markings were too faint to decipher: notably J...
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates ...: Homer-Marx. 1876
The collections of the Advocates Library, with the exception of its legal books and manuscripts, were given by the Advocates to the National Library of Scotland in 1925.
