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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1258

Recorded uses: DJR-003 — Siraisi: Nancy G. Siraisi, The Clock and the Mirror: Girolamo Cardano and Renaissance Medicine (Princeton University Press, 1997), p. 5; publisher preview.; work/audit-058/sources.json — 003-Siraisi: Nancy G. Siraisi, The Clock and the Mirror: Girolamo Cardano and Renaissance Medicine (Princeton University Press, 1997), p. 5.

BIB-0014

BSB 1651 copy, first printed page 96, Archive n187; confirms body incredulity beside marginal credulitate. BSB 1651, first page 96

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Recorded uses: DJR-039 — BSB96: BSB 1651 copy, first printed page 96, Archive n187; confirms body incredulity beside marginal credulitate.; work/audit-012/sources.json — BSB96: BSB 1651, first page 96.

BIB-0015

Supplied pp. 98–99: BSB, 2 Path. 17 k, bsb10330491, images 192–193; Archive n191–192. BSB 1651, supplied pages 98–99

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Recorded uses: DJR-040 — BSB: Supplied pp. 98–99: BSB, 2 Path. 17 k, bsb10330491, images 192–193; Archive n191–192.; work/audit-012/sources.json — BSB: BSB 1651, supplied pages 98–99.

BIB-0016

Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed page 106, scan n199: Lucian attribution and Greek margin. BSB 1651 page 106

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Recorded uses: DJR-042 — BSB106: Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed page 106, scan n199: Lucian attribution and Greek margin.; work/audit-013/sources.json — BSB106: BSB 1651 page 106.

BIB-0017

Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed page 110, scan n203: Pleno confirmed. BSB 1651 page 110

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Recorded uses: DJR-042 — BSB110: Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed page 110, scan n203: Pleno confirmed.; work/audit-013/sources.json — BSB110: BSB 1651 page 110.

BIB-0018

Second 1651 copy, BSB, misnumbered page 122 for 112, scan n205: Multuosis confirmed. BSB 1651 misnumbered page 122

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Recorded uses: DJR-043 — BSB122: Second 1651 copy, BSB, misnumbered page 122 for 112, scan n205: Multuosis confirmed.; work/audit-013/sources.json — BSB122: BSB 1651 misnumbered page 122.

BIB-0019

Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed p. 120, scan n213: calicum confirmed. BSB 1651 page 120

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Recorded uses: DJR-045 — BSB120: Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed p. 120, scan n213: calicum confirmed.; work/audit-014/sources.json — BSB120: BSB 1651 page 120.

BIB-0020

Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed p. 122, scan n215: lib.18, leni and the unanchored dagger margin. BSB 1651 page 122

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Recorded uses: DJR-045 — BSB122: Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed p. 122, scan n215: lib.18, leni and the unanchored dagger margin.; work/audit-014/sources.json — BSB122: BSB 1651 page 122.

BIB-0021

Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed p. 142 (sequence p. 146), scan n239; Lib. 2. de Cæsaribus confirmed. BSB printed page 142

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Recorded uses: DJR-050 — BSB142: Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed p. 142 (sequence p. 146), scan n239; Lib. 2. de Cæsaribus confirmed.; work/audit-015/sources.json — BSB142: BSB printed page 142.

BIB-0022

Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed p. 156, scan n253; est in Egere est offendere confirmed. BSB printed page 156

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Recorded uses: DJR-053 — BSB156: Second 1651 copy, BSB, printed p. 156, scan n253; est in Egere est offendere confirmed.; work/audit-016/sources.json — BSB156: BSB printed page 156.

BIB-0023

Camerarius, Centuria altera (1595), emblems 55 and 74, leaves 63r and 82r–v; PDF pages 125 and 163–164. Direct scan comparison. Camerarius, Centuria altera (1595), emblems 55 and 74, leaves 63r and 82r–v

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Recorded uses: DJR-069 — Camerarius: Camerarius, Centuria altera (1595), emblems 55 and 74, leaves 63r and 82r–v; PDF pages 125 and 163–164. Direct scan comparison.; work/audit-022/sources.json — Camerarius: Camerarius, Centuria altera (1595), emblems 55 and 74, leaves 63r and 82r–v.

BIB-0024

Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (Oxford: printed for Henry Cripps, 1651), Democritus Junior to the Reader, printed pp. 1–3; McGill scan, PDF pp. 17–19. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (Oxford: printed for Henry Cripps, 1651), Democritus Junior to the Reader, printed pp. 3–5; McGill scan, PDF pp. 19–21. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), printed pp. 5–6; McGill scan, PDF pp. 21–22. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), printed pp. 6–8; McGill scan, PDF pp. 22–24. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 8–13; PDF pp. 24–29. Authority for the transcription. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 13–17; PDF pp. 29–33. Transcription authority. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 17–22; PDF pp. 33–38. Transcription authority. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), Democritus Junior to the Reader, printed pp. 22–26; McGill scan, PDF pp. 38–42. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 27–32 / PDF pp. 43–48. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651, McGill scan, printed pp. 32–36, PDF pp. 48–52. Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, 1651 sixth edition, McGill copy, printed pp. 37–41 (PDF pp. 53–57). Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651. McGill scan, printed pp. 41–46, PDF pp. 57–62. Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy: printed pp. 46–51, PDF pp. 62–67. Base text and marginalia. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 51–56 / PDF pp. 67–72. Base text for both body and marginalia. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy. Printed pp. 56–61, PDF pp. 72–77; authority for the body and marginalia. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651, printed pp. 61–66, PDF pp. 77–82. Base text and marginalia checked against the scan. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 66–71, PDF pp. 82–87. Base text and marginalia. Base text: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy; printed pp. 71–74, PDF pp. 87–90. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), printed pp. 74–78, PDF pp. 90–94. McGill scan; base text and marginalia checked visually. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, unnumbered PDF pages 95–100; base text checked visually. Synopsis comparisons: printed p. 6 (PDF 106), disease heading; printed p. 179 (PDF 283), binding heaviness. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 1–6, PDF pp. 101–106. The page images govern the transcription. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pages 6–11 / PDF pages 106–111. Page images govern the transcription. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pages 11–16 / PDF pages 111–116. Page images govern the transcription. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pages 16–21 / PDF pages 116–121. Page images govern the transcription.

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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.

Rights

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.