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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. 1375

Recorded uses: work/audit-057/sources.json — Wecker1603: Alexius, Latin version by Johann Jacob Wecker (1603), e-rara catalogue.

BIB-1194

Johann Jacob Wecker, De secretis libri XVII (1613), e-rara catalogue

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Recorded uses: work/audit-057/sources.json — Wecker1613: Johann Jacob Wecker, De secretis libri XVII (1613), e-rara catalogue.

BIB-1195

Gynaeciorum 1566, indexed e-rara catalogue record

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Recorded uses: work/audit-019/sources.json — Gynaeciorum1566: Gynaeciorum 1566, indexed e-rara catalogue record.

BIB-1196

Life of Virgil printed under Donatus’s name, §71, in P. Virgilii Maronis opera (Leipzig, 1787–1789), p. clxxiii; digitized by e-rara.

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Recorded uses: DJR-004 — Life of Virgil: Life of Virgil printed under Donatus’s name, §71, in P. Virgilii Maronis opera (Leipzig, 1787–1789), p. clxxiii; digitized by e-rara..

BIB-1197

Historical Petronius collection, Errones Venerei, printed p. 105, related madness-of-love line.

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Recorded uses: DJR-098 — petronius: Historical Petronius collection, Errones Venerei, printed p. 105, related madness-of-love line.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 098-petronius: Historical Petronius collection, Errones Venerei, printed p. 105, related madness-of-love line..

BIB-1198

Ausonius, Cento Nuptialis, prose postscript, early printed text, page 130.

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Recorded uses: DJR-108 — ausonius: Ausonius, Cento Nuptialis, prose postscript, early printed text, page 130.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 108-ausonius: Ausonius, Cento Nuptialis, prose postscript, early printed text, page 130..

BIB-1199

Scaliger, Poetices libri septem (1561): institutional catalogue; III.16 not fully collated. Scaliger, Poetices libri septem (1561)

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Recorded uses: DJR-074 — scaliger: Scaliger, Poetices libri septem (1561): institutional catalogue; III.16 not fully collated.; work/audit-023/sources.json — scaliger: Scaliger, Poetices libri septem (1561).

BIB-1200

ETH Library catalogue: Rosa Ursina, Bracciano, printing begun 1626 and completed 1630. ETH Library catalogue

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Recorded uses: DJR-076 — rosa: ETH Library catalogue: Rosa Ursina, Bracciano, printing begun 1626 and completed 1630.; work/audit-024/sources.json — rosa: ETH Library catalogue.

BIB-1201

Johann Wilhelm Stucki, Sacrorum sacrificiorumque gentilium brevis et accurata descriptio (Zürich, Johannes Wolff, 1598), title page inspected; ZB Zürich 5.18,2, e-rara-5477. Johann Wilhelm Stucki, Sacrorum sacrificiorumque gentilium brevis et accurata descriptio (Zürich, Johannes Wolff, 1598), title page inspected

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Recorded uses: DJR-157 — Stucki1598: Johann Wilhelm Stucki, Sacrorum sacrificiorumque gentilium brevis et accurata descriptio (Zürich, Johannes Wolff, 1598), title page inspected; ZB Zürich 5.18,2, e-rara-5477.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 157-Stucki1598: Johann Wilhelm Stucki, Sacrorum sacrificiorumque gentilium brevis et accurata descriptio (Zürich, Johannes Wolff, 1598), title page inspected.

BIB-1202

Conrad Gesner, Bibliotheca universalis (Zurich: Christoph Froschauer, 1545), Ad lectores and Epistola nuncupatoria, title verso and following eleven pages; Zentralbibliothek Zürich copy, e-rara facsimile. The precise confession cited by Burton was not located. Conrad Gesner, Bibliotheca universalis (Zurich: Christoph Froschauer, 1545), Ad lectores and Epistola nuncupatoria, title verso and following eleven pages

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Recorded uses: DJR-002 — GesnerPreface: Conrad Gesner, Bibliotheca universalis (Zurich: Christoph Froschauer, 1545), Ad lectores and Epistola nuncupatoria, title verso and following eleven pages; Zentralbibliothek Zürich copy, e-rara facsimile. The precise confession cited by Burton was not located.; work/audit-057/sources.json — 002-GesnerPreface: Conrad Gesner, Bibliotheca universalis (Zurich: Christoph Froschauer, 1545), Ad lectores and Epistola nuncupatoria, title verso and following eleven pages.

BIB-1203

University of Michigan, Early Astronomy: Osiander’s foreword, with Kepler’s testimony about its authorship. University of Michigan, Early Astronomy

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Recorded uses: DJR-075 — osiander: University of Michigan, Early Astronomy: Osiander’s foreword, with Kepler’s testimony about its authorship.; work/audit-024/sources.json — osiander: University of Michigan, Early Astronomy.

BIB-1204

Gildas, The Ruin of Britain 20: the Britons’ appeal. Gildas, The Ruin of Britain 20

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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.