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Source Record

Source record

The principal witness is the sixth edition of 1651 in the McGill University Library copy. Printed labels, sequential positions and scan pages are recorded separately below. The supplied opening and its comparison witnesses are identified first. The Note on the Text explains the editorial treatment; the records here preserve the local documentary locations.

McGill 1651 copy

BSB 1651 supplied opening

Independent 1651 comparison microfilm

The supplied opening

Printed pages 98–99 are absent between base PDF199 and200; repeated96–97 are recorded as printed, not silently renumbered.

Supplied text: “anguish, and vexation” through “sur-”; base resumption: “prized at unawares”.

Supplied witness: 10330491bsb, Archive leaves n191, n192.

Independent comparison: bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_the-anatomy-of-melanchol_burton-robert_1651, Archive leaves n197, n198.

Image identities and SHA256 checksums:

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Passages DJR-170-01 to DJR-170-57

Source page labels: unnumbered preliminary matter. Scan pages: 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16.

Scan 7; printed unnumbered; image block170-source-007.png. Half-title. Entire printed text included. Show-through excluded.

Scan 8; printed unnumbered; image block170-source-008.png. Entire Argument of the Frontispiece, 84 verse lines, all numbered panels and final address. Source typography and display breaks retained.

Scan 9; printed unnumbered; image block170-source-009.png. Central engraved title, Horatian motto, imprint, date, engraver signature and all ten panel captions transcribed and translated. Facsimile preserves spatial arrangement, image and symbols.

Scan 11; printed unnumbered; image block170-source-011.png. Entire Latin dedication, including DOMINO SUO missed by OCR; set continuously. Source uppercase U/V and I/J conventions mechanically normalized.

Scan 13; printed unnumbered; image block170-source-013.png. Heading, 46 lines of Latin address and its one Latin marginal note. Obscured portions of lines 5–7 collated with later Latin witness. Source ausum retained, intended sense noted.

Scan 14; printed unnumbered; image block170-source-014.png. Remaining 44 lines of Latin address. Running head omitted. Non minus retained literally and interpretive uncertainty recorded.

Scan 15; printed unnumbered; image block170-source-015.png. Greek and English Abstract heading and six eight-line stanzas. Printed walking and places preserved. Modern lie awake explicitly recorded as probable error correction.

Scan 16; printed unnumbered; image block170-source-016.png. Six concluding eight-line stanzas of Abstract. Entire source text before Gentle Reader in Block 001 is now included.

Opening words: THE ANATOMIE OF MELANCHOLY.

Closing words: Naught so damn’d as Melancholy.

Passages DJR-001-01 to DJR-001-11

Source page labels: 1–3. Scan pages: 17, 18, 19.

Passages DJR-002-01 to DJR-002-14

Source page labels: 3–5. Scan pages: 19, 20, 21.

Passages DJR-003-01 to DJR-003-14

Source page labels: 5–6. Scan pages: 21, 22.

Passages DJR-004-01 to DJR-004-15

Source page labels: 6–8. Scan pages: 22, 23, 24.

Passages DJR-005-01 to DJR-005-29

Source page labels: 8–13. Scan pages: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.

Passages DJR-006-01 to DJR-006-28

Source page labels: 13–17. Scan pages: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33.

Passages DJR-007-01 to DJR-007-26

Source page labels: 17–22. Scan pages: 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38.

Passages DJR-008-01 to DJR-008-24

Source page labels: 22–26. Scan pages: 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.

Passages DJR-009-01 to DJR-009-30

Source page labels: 27–32. Scan pages: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48.

Passages DJR-010-01 to DJR-010-29

Source page labels: 32–36. Scan pages: 48, 49, 50, 51, 52.

Passages DJR-011-01 to DJR-011-34

Source page labels: 37–41. Scan pages: 53, 54, 55, 56, 57.

Passages DJR-012-01 to DJR-012-39

Source page labels: 41–46. Scan pages: 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62.

Passages DJR-013-01 to DJR-013-42

Source page labels: 46–51. Scan pages: 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67.

Passages DJR-014-01 to DJR-014-39

Source page labels: 51–56. Scan pages: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72.

Passages DJR-015-01 to DJR-015-41

Source page labels: 56–61. Scan pages: 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77.

Passages DJR-016-01 to DJR-016-43

Source page labels: 61–66. Scan pages: 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82.

Passages DJR-017-01 to DJR-017-48

Source page labels: 66–71. Scan pages: 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87.

Passages DJR-018-01 to DJR-018-41

Source page labels: 71–74. Scan pages: 87, 88, 89, 90.

Passages DJR-019-01 to DJR-019-42

Source page labels: 74–78. Scan pages: 90, 91, 92, 93, 94.

Passages DJR-020-01 to DJR-020-63

Source page labels: unnumbered, after 78. Scan pages: 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100.

Passages DJR-021-01 to DJR-021-45

Source page labels: 1–6. Scan pages: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106.

Passages DJR-022-01 to DJR-022-39

Source page labels: 6–11. Scan pages: 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111.

Passages DJR-023-01 to DJR-023-47

Source page labels: 11–16. Scan pages: 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116.

Passages DJR-024-01 to DJR-024-36

Source page labels: 16–21. Scan pages: 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121.

Passages DJR-025-01 to DJR-025-34

Source page labels: 21–25. Scan pages: 121, 122, 123, 124, 125.

Passages DJR-026-01 to DJR-026-50

Source page labels: 26–30. Scan pages: 126, 127, 128, 129, 130.

Passages DJR-027-01 to DJR-027-61

Source page labels: 31–37. Scan pages: 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137.

Passages DJR-028-01 to DJR-028-48

Source page labels: 37–41. Scan pages: 137, 138, 139, 140, 141.

Passages DJR-029-01 to DJR-029-50

Source page labels: 41–46. Scan pages: 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146.

Passages DJR-030-01 to DJR-030-48

Source page labels: 46–51. Scan pages: 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151.

Passages DJR-031-01 to DJR-031-55

Source page labels: 51–57. Scan pages: 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157.

Passages DJR-032-01 to DJR-032-49

Source page labels: 57–62. Scan pages: 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162.

Passages DJR-033-01 to DJR-033-53

Source page labels: 63–67. Scan pages: 163, 164, 165, 166, 167.

Passages DJR-034-01 to DJR-034-47

Source page labels: 68–72. Scan pages: 168, 169, 170, 171, 172.

Passages DJR-035-01 to DJR-035-55

Source page labels: 72–77. Scan pages: 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177.

Passages DJR-036-01 to DJR-036-38

Source page labels: 77–82. Scan pages: 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182.

Passages DJR-037-01 to DJR-037-37

Source page labels: 83–87. Scan pages: 183, 184, 185, 186, 187.

Passages DJR-038-01 to DJR-038-41

Source page labels: 87–92. Scan pages: 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192.

Passages DJR-039-01 to DJR-039-34

Source page labels: 92–96. Scan pages: 192, 193, 194, 195, 196.

Passages DJR-040-01 to DJR-040-37

Source page labels: 97 then repeated 96–97 and 98–100. Scan pages: 197, 198, 199, 200.

Scan 197; printed 97; image block39-source-197.png.

Scan 198; printed 96 repeated; image block39-source-198.png.

Scan 199; printed 97 repeated; image block40-source-199.png.

Scan 200; printed 100; image block40-source-200.png.

Passages DJR-041-01 to DJR-041-37

Source page labels: 100–105. Scan pages: 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205.

Scan 200; printed 100; image block40-source-200.png.

Scan 201; printed 101; image block41-source-201.png.

Scan 202; printed 102; image block41-source-202.png.

Scan 203; printed 103; image block41-source-203.png.

Scan 204; printed 104; image block41-source-204.png.

Scan 205; printed 105; image block41-source-205.png.

Opening words: Subsect. 7. Envy, Malice, Hatred, Causes.

Closing words: Good Lord deliver us.

Passages DJR-042-01 to DJR-042-43

Source page labels: 105–110. Scan pages: 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210.

Scan 205; printed 105; image block41-source-205.png.

Scan 206; printed 106; image block41-source-206.png.

Scan 207; printed 107; image block42-source-207.png.

Scan 208; printed 108; image block42-source-208.png.

Scan 209; printed 109; image block42-source-209.png.

Scan 210; printed 110; image block42-source-210.png.

Opening words: Subsect. 10. Discontents, Cares, Miseries, &c. causes.

Closing words: full of cares, woes, and miseries?

Passages DJR-043-01 to DJR-043-40

Source page labels: 110–115 (112 misnumbered 122). Scan pages: 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215.

Scan 210; printed 110; image block42-source-210.png.

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