William Nicolson - Edward Lhuyd - 1696-12-12
William Nicolson, Great Salkeld
William Nicolson - Edward Lhuyd - 1696-12-12
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 14548 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | Oxford, Bodleian Library |
| InventoryInventory number. | MS Ashmole 1816, f.482 |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | William Nicolson |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | Edward Lhuyd |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | December 12, 1696 |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | Great Salkeld 54° 43' 5.58" N, 2° 42' 56.72" W |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | Justus Lipsius, John Selden |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Burnett 2020b, p. 1553Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Julius Caesar , Solinus , British Coins , Celtic |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ | https://tinyurl.com/ybuhg54g |
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
'We are not sure that the passage you quote out of Caesar’s Commentaries is truly genuine. Lipsius, you know, complains of a great many Interpolations in that Tract; insomuch that he can hardly allow one sound piece in it: And Mr Selden particularly assures us that, in this place, some MSS had laminis instead of Annulis. If that be the true Reading, their Lumps of Iron may prove as shapeless as I guess their Brass to have been. Both metals they (undoubtedly) gave in Exchange for other Commodities. And ’tis not unlikely but Caesar might be a little too careless here in expressing their Methods in bartering and Traffick. I am of opinion that Solinus (a much later writer) explains that account to this very purpose, when he tells us – .....'
(Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1816, f.482; Burnett 2020b, p. 1553)