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English Introduction · Branch 1208 of 1495
Source Record
The Anatomy of Melancholy: Source Record
p. 1208Scan 355; printed 247; sequence 255; image block73-source-355.png. all body and margins.
Scan 356; printed 248; sequence 256; image block73-source-356.png. Opening continuation only through keep it self from cold; no marginal containers included; begin074 at Our Climes breed lice and its Lansius asterisk.
Opening words: Many strange places, Isthmi, Euripi, Chersonesi, creekes, havens, promontories, straights, lakes, bathes, rocks, mountaines, places, and fields,
Closing words: and once heated like an oven will keep it self from cold?
Passages DJR-074-01 to DJR-074-36
Source page labels: 248–252 (sequence 256–260). Scan pages: 356, 357, 358, 359, 360.
Scan 356; printed 248; sequence 256; image block73-source-356.png. Begin Our Climes breed lice after keep it self from cold; all seven margins included.
Scan 357; printed 249; sequence 257; image block74-source-357.png. all body and margins.
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Scan 360; printed 252; sequence 260; image block74-source-360.png. Opening continuation and the next sentence about flight, through and see what is done amongst them; no margins on this page included.
Opening words: Our Climes breed lice, Hungary and Ireland malè audiunt in this kinde;
Closing words: and see what is done amongst them.
Passages DJR-075-01 to DJR-075-38
Source page labels: 252–256 (sequence 260–264). Scan pages: 360, 361, 362, 363, 364.
Scan 360; printed 252; sequence 260; image block74-source-360.png. Begin Whether there be generation and corruption, after the074 telescope/wings sentence; all seven margins included.
Scan 361; printed 253; sequence 261; image block74-source-361.png. all body and margins.
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Scan 364; printed 256; sequence 264; image block75-source-364.png. Opening continuation through reformes some, and marres all, after the Horace verse; margins t, u and unnumbered Lugduni1633 included; x and final asterisk excluded.
Opening words: Whether there be generation and corruption, as some think,
Closing words: reformes some, and marres all.
Passages DJR-076-01 to DJR-076-34
Source page labels: 256–261 (261 supplied; sequence 264–269). Scan pages: 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369.
Scan 364; printed 256; sequence 264; image block75-source-364.png. Begin In the mean time, the World is tossed in a blanket amongst them; include final two margins x and asterisk.
Scan 365; printed 257; sequence 265; image block75-source-365.png. all body and margins.
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Scan 369; printed [261; number not visible in scan]; sequence 269; image block76-source-369.png. Opening continuation through and all manner of pleasures; include x Lib.1.cap.2 only; later body and all other margins reserved for077.
Opening words: In the mean time, the World is tossed in a blanket amongst them,
Closing words: and all manner of pleasures.
Passages DJR-077-01 to DJR-077-35
Source page labels: 261–265 (261 supplied; sequence 269–273). Scan pages: 369, 370, 371, 372, 373.
Scan 369; printed [261; number not visible in scan]; sequence 269; image block76-source-369.png. Begin Perigort in France is barren, immediately after prior block ending and all manner of pleasures. Include y at Wadley through h at Cato; preceding x belongs to076.
Scan 370; printed 262; sequence 270; image block77-source-370.png. All body and margins, including footer marginal continuations on371.
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Scan 373; printed 265; sequence 273; image block77-source-373.png. Opening continuation are infinite through and did most good. Include five margins dagger, o, p, q, r; exclude Member4 heading, body and margins.
Socrates
Reading The Anatomy of Melancholy · Source Record · Source record
Ask about a concept, passage, contradiction, or connection.
Socrates will begin with this book and its sources.About This Reading Edition
Robert Burton’s Anatomy ranges across medicine, philosophy, poetry, religion, and everyday life in its inquiry into melancholy. This complete parallel edition pairs the 1651 English text with a close modern English rendering, preserving the three Partitions, Democritus Junior’s address to the reader, verse, and the historical index.
Historical Text and Translation
The historical text follows the sixth edition, printed at Oxford for Henry Cripps in 1651, using the McGill University Library copy. The supplied edition documents missing printed pages 98–99 supplied from another 1651 copy at the Bavarian State Library. Historical folio labels and their irregularities remain visible; web reader numbers identify reflowed passages and do not claim to reproduce PDF pagination.
About Diotimos Editions
Diotimos Editions prepared the close modern English rendering and editorial matter. All 8,755 original and modern passage pairs remain aligned, with verse breaks, italics, continuations, and linked annotations preserved. Burton’s 6,781 historical notes retain their attribution; 6,895 editorial notes remain distinct. The introduction, Note on the Text, contextual lexicon, indexes, source documentation, and bibliography are included. The engraved frontispiece remains available in the original downloads.
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Burton’s historical text is in the public domain. The modern English rendering, introduction, notes, and editorial matter are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and appear with the site owner’s permission. The complete supplied PDF, EPUB, Word, and Markdown files remain available unchanged. The PDF and Word edition preserve the original parallel page layout.
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- Principal historical witnessMcGill University Library — 1651 edition
- Supplied 1651 openingBavarian State Library — supplied opening
- Independent local comparison witnessIndependent 1651 microfilm — comparison opening