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Bibliography and Comparison Resources
The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources
p. 1288Recorded uses: DJR-054 — chaucer: Chaucer, The Squire’s Tale, line 496: weeping into water.; work/audit-017/sources.json — chaucer: Chaucer, The Squire’s Tale, line 496.
BIB-0159
Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 4–6: five marriages since the age of twelve; original text consulted. Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue, lines 465–466 and 615–616; quotation variants. Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 257–260. Harvard text and glosses. Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 227–228 and Tale 873–880. Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 487–488, with surrounding context. Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 4–6 Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue, lines 465–466 and 615–616
Recorded uses: DJR-115 — Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 4–6: five marriages since the age of twelve; original text consulted.; DJR-116 — chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue, lines 465–466 and 615–616; quotation variants.; DJR-123 — Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 257–260. Harvard text and glosses.; DJR-125 — Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 227–228 and Tale 873–880.; DJR-145 — chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 487–488, with surrounding context.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 115-Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 4–6; work/audit-037/sources.json — 116-chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue, lines 465–466 and 615–616; work/audit-040/sources.json — 123-Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 257–260. Harvard text and glosses.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 125-Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 227–228 and Tale 873–880.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 145-chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 487–488, with surrounding context..
BIB-0160
The American Cyclopædia, Hake: the dried fish called poor John.
Recorded uses: DJR-034 — Poor-John: The American Cyclopædia, Hake: the dried fish called poor John.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Poor-John: The American Cyclopædia, Hake: the dried fish called poor John..
BIB-0161
China Bibliography, Trigault and Ricci, De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas. Confirms a 1616 Lyon edition; the claim about begging remains uncollated.
Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Ricci Trigault: China Bibliography, Trigault and Ricci, De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas. Confirms a 1616 Lyon edition; the claim about begging remains uncollated..
BIB-0162
Johannes Tinctoris, Proportionale musices, at Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum: indexed Latin definitions of superbipartiens tertias and quintas used for the ratios; the direct link now redirects to the archive notice. Johannes Tinctoris, Proportionale musices, at Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum
Recorded uses: DJR-061 — Tinctoris: Johannes Tinctoris, Proportionale musices, at Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum: indexed Latin definitions of superbipartiens tertias and quintas used for the ratios; the direct link now redirects to the archive notice.; work/audit-019/sources.json — Tinctoris: Johannes Tinctoris, Proportionale musices, at Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum.
BIB-0163
Philostratus, Heroicus 16.1–2. Protesilaus as healer and adviser to lovers.
Recorded uses: DJR-139 — heroicus: Philostratus, Heroicus 16.1–2. Protesilaus as healer and adviser to lovers.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 139-heroicus: Philostratus, Heroicus 16.1–2. Protesilaus as healer and adviser to lovers..
BIB-0164
NLM historical collection: Santorio’s Ars de statica medicina (1614).
Recorded uses: DJR-035 — Santorio: NLM historical collection: Santorio’s Ars de statica medicina (1614).; work/audit-010/sources.json — Santorio: NLM historical collection: Santorio’s Ars de statica medicina (1614)..
BIB-0165
George Chapman, continuation of Hero and Leander, Fifth Sestiad 43–44; personified Music and dancing Air. George Chapman, continuation of Hero and Leander, Fifth Sestiad 43–44
Recorded uses: DJR-118 — Chapman5: George Chapman, continuation of Hero and Leander, Fifth Sestiad 43–44; personified Music and dancing Air.; work/audit-038/sources.json — 118-Chapman5: George Chapman, continuation of Hero and Leander, Fifth Sestiad 43–44.
BIB-0166
Psalm 94:1; check on the printed marginal reference 44.1. Psalm 94:1
Recorded uses: DJR-028 — Psalm94: Psalm 94:1; check on the printed marginal reference 44.1.; work/audit-008/sources.json — Psalm94: Psalm 94:1.
BIB-0167
Webster’s historical definition of fusted, reproduced in the CIDE dictionary.
Socrates
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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.
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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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