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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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English Introduction · Branch 1398 of 1495

Bibliography and Comparison Resources

The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1398

Recorded uses: DJR-034 — Potato: Merriam-Webster, Potato: the older sense sweet potato, with first use recorded in 1565.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Potato: Merriam-Webster, Potato: the older sense sweet potato, with first use recorded in 1565..

BIB-1439

Merriam-Webster, Simnel: bread or cake.

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Recorded uses: DJR-034 — Simnel: Merriam-Webster, Simnel: bread or cake.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Simnel: Merriam-Webster, Simnel: bread or cake..

BIB-1440

Metropolitan Museum, Guido Guidi’s Chirurgia 1544, collection 351242.

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Recorded uses: DJR-102 — Vidius: Metropolitan Museum, Guido Guidi’s Chirurgia 1544, collection 351242.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 102-Vidius: Metropolitan Museum, Guido Guidi’s Chirurgia 1544, collection 351242..

BIB-1441

Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record for Dürer’s Melencolia I, 1514; confirms the engraving’s identity and medium. Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record for Dürer’s Melencolia I, 1514

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Recorded uses: DJR-059 — Durer: Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record for Dürer’s Melencolia I, 1514; confirms the engraving’s identity and medium.; work/audit-018/sources.json — Durer: Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record for Dürer’s Melencolia I, 1514.

BIB-1442

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jan Gossart essay; Philip’s marriage diplomacy and Isabella. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jan Gossart essay

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Recorded uses: DJR-080 — philip: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jan Gossart essay; Philip’s marriage diplomacy and Isabella.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 080-philip: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jan Gossart essay.

BIB-1443

History of Science Museum, Oxford, Gunter library catalogue; Sector and Crosse-Staffe dated 1624. History of Science Museum, Oxford, Gunter library catalogue

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Recorded uses: DJR-082 — Gunter: History of Science Museum, Oxford, Gunter library catalogue; Sector and Crosse-Staffe dated 1624.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 082-Gunter: History of Science Museum, Oxford, Gunter library catalogue.

BIB-1444

Missouri Botanical Garden, botanical Latin dictionary, ros solis.

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Recorded uses: DJR-100 — sundew: Missouri Botanical Garden, botanical Latin dictionary, ros solis.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 100-sundew: Missouri Botanical Garden, botanical Latin dictionary, ros solis..

BIB-1445

Seneca, Letters 84.3–7: reading, bees, blending, and digestion. Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-005 — seneca84: Seneca, Letters 84.3–7: reading, bees, blending, and digestion. Latin text..

BIB-1446

Ausonius, Idyll 15, Pythagoricon de ambiguitate eligendae vitae; Esse in honore placet, mox poenitet. Ausonius Idyll 15

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Recorded uses: DJR-052 — AusoniusHonour: Ausonius, Idyll 15, Pythagoricon de ambiguitate eligendae vitae; Esse in honore placet, mox poenitet.; work/audit-016/sources.json — AusoniusHonour: Ausonius Idyll 15.

BIB-1447

Seneca, Letter 85.2–4.

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Recorded uses: DJR-095 — sen85: Seneca, Letter 85.2–4.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 095-sen85: Seneca, Letter 85.2–4..

BIB-1448

Matthias Schemmel, Medieval Representations of Change and Their Early Modern Application, MPIWG preprint 402 (2010), p. 8.

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Recorded uses: DJR-012 — swineshead: Matthias Schemmel, Medieval Representations of Change and Their Early Modern Application, MPIWG preprint 402 (2010), p. 8..

BIB-1449

Petronius, fragment 34.5–6: the appeal to Apollo. Petronius, fragment 34.5–6

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Recorded uses: DJR-092 — Petronius: Petronius, fragment 34.5–6: the appeal to Apollo.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 092-Petronius: Petronius, fragment 34.5–6.

BIB-1450

De viro bono verses 1–2 in MQDQ

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Recorded uses: work/audit-003/sources.json — virbonus: De viro bono verses 1–2 in MQDQ.

BIB-1451

Petronius, Satyricon 137.9: money, Danaë, jurists and Jupiter.

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Recorded uses: DJR-052 — Petronius poem: Petronius, Satyricon 137.9: money, Danaë, jurists and Jupiter.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Petronius poem: Petronius, Satyricon 137.9: money, Danaë, jurists and Jupiter..

BIB-1452

Petronius, fragment 27.1: fear as the origin of gods. Petronius, fragment 27.1

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Recorded uses: DJR-155 — petronius: Petronius, fragment 27.1: fear as the origin of gods.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 155-petronius: Petronius, fragment 27.1.

BIB-1453

José de Acosta, Historia natural y moral de las Indias: II.7–9 and III.9 compared for rainfall, climate contrasts, Pariacaca, and the leagues/miles discrepancy. José de Acosta, Historia natural y moral de las Indias

1398

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.