Signature m7v
Folio 41v, Quire m
British Library, London — C.60.o.12
LOW Unverified
Annotations
Hand A: Ben Jonson
“the hors (sic) of
infelicity.”
140
Detail, (b4v)
This labelling continues onto the facing page. The adjacent inscription, labelled ‘Equus
Infoelicitatis’, A writes as ‘the unfortunat (sic) horse.’ This is one of the few instances in
which B responds to A, offering an alternate formulation of the epigram as ‘the hors (sic) of
infelicity.’
Hand A’s interest in architectural matters extends to the identification of orders of
columniation (m7v).
Le Corinthie pedavano sopra uno subcolumnio, o veramente uno subbas...
Russell, PhD Thesis, p. 151 (Ch. 6)
Hand A: Ben Jonson
“the hors (sic) of
infelicity.”
the few instances in
which B responds to A, offering an alternate formulation of the epigram as ‘the hors (sic) of
infelicity.’
Hand A’s interest in architectural matters extends to the identification of orders of
columniation (m7v).
Le Corinthie pedavano sopra uno subcolumnio, o veramente uno subbasio di forma de semi Tubulo,
de qui & de lì, cum le semi Arule concinnamente colligato. Il quale fue exacto da due quadrature
trovate dal diametro della ima crassitudine della Corinthia. (...
Russell, PhD Thesis, p. 151 (Ch. 6)