 | 1747 - 616 pages
...foreigners brought into Egypt, and fent them to the academy or mufeum, where they were tranfcribed by perfons employed for that purpofe ; the tranfcripts...the Athenians the works of Sophocles, Euripides, and jEfchylus, and only returned them the copies, which he caufed to be tranfcribed in as beautiful a manner... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 962 pages
...foreigners. The books were transcribed in the museum by persons appointed for that purpose ; the copies were then delivered to the proprietors, and the originals laid up in the library. Alexandrian Manuscript, a famous copy of the Scriptures, consisting of four volumes, in a large quarto... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 462 pages
...foreigners. The books were transcribed in the museum by persons appointed for that purpose ; the copies were then delivered to the proprietors, and the originals laid up in the library. Alexandrian Manuscript, a famous copy Of the Scriptures, consisting of tour volumes, in a iarge quarto... | |
 | 1816 - 756 pages
...foreigners. The books were tranfcribed in the mufeum by perfons appointed for that purpofe ; the copies were then delivered to the proprietors, and the originals laid up in the library. Ptolemy Euergetes, having borrowed from the Athenians the works of Sophocles, Euripides, and .ffilchyhis," returned them... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...Greeks, and other foreigners; they were then transcribed by persons kept for that purpose, the copies delivered to the proprietors, and the originals laid up in the library. Ptolemy Evergetes, having borrowed from the Athenians the works of Sophocles, Euripidet, and /Eschylus, returned... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1832 - 1030 pages
...academy, or museum, where they were transcribed by persons employed for that purpose. The transcripts were then delivered to the proprietors, and the originals laid up in the library. Ptolemy Euergetes, for instance, borrowed of the Athenians the works of Sophocles, Euripides, and jEschy. lus, and only returned... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1832 - 1094 pages
...they were transcribed by persons employed for that purpose. The transcripts were then deli42 vered to the proprietors, and the originals laid up in the library. Ptolemy Euergetes, for instance, borrowed of the Athenians the works of Sophocles, Euripides, and .dîschylus, and only returned... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1843 - 914 pages
...foreigners. The books were transcribed in the museum by persons appointed for that purpose, the copies were then delivered to the proprietors, and the originals laid up in the library. It was eventually burnt by order of the caliph Omar, A. n. 624. ALEXAN'DRIAN MANUSCRIPT, or CODEX AtEXANDBiNus,... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...foreigners. The books were transcribed in the museum by persons appointed for that purpose, the copies were then delivered to the proprietors, and the originals laid up in the library. Notwithstanding the foregoing account is generally received as one of the established facts in history,... | |
 | GEORGE RIPLEY - 1852 - 670 pages
...foreigners. The books were transcribed in the museum by persons appointed for that purpose, the copies were then delivered to the proprietors, and the originals laid up in the library. It was eventually burnt by order of the caliph Omar, AD 624. ALEXAN'DRIAN MANUSCRIPT, or CODEX ALEXANDRINUS,... | |
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Egypt by the Greeks, or other foreigners. The books were transcribed in the museum by persons appointed for that purpose; the copies were then delivered to the proprietors, and the originals laid up in the library- Ptolemy Euergetes... 
