This series contains material relating to Buchanan's writings and research on early Biblical manuscripts, including Fleury Palimpsest (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris), which resulted in a book "The Records Unrolled", published in 1911; Codex Corbeiensis = Codex H2 (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris), published as "The Four Gospels from the Codex Corbeieinsis… Together with Fragments of the Catholic Epistles of the Acts and of the Apocalypse from the Fleury Palimpsest" in the Old-Latin Biblical Texts series in 1907; Codex Veronensis (Biblioteca Capitolare di Verona), published as "The Four Gospels from the Codex Veronensis" in 1911; Beatus Apocalypse = Morgan Ms. (Morgan Library), published as "A New Text of the Apocalypse from Spain" in 1915; Huntington Palimpsest (The Hispanic Society of America, New York); Harkness Manuscript (New York Public Library); and various other manuscript transcriptions and translations. Also included in this series are ESB's writings about his research, papers associated with Bridport, England Reading Society, and other various writings including sermons, poetry, and autobiographical writings.
This series is arranged by piece of writing.
Box 2.1 Folder 1-4
Fleury Palimpsest (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris), 1906 -- 1928
Proofs of the "Fragments of the Catholic Epistles", 1906; Latin text from "Prologus" in Epistulas Canonicas, c. 1906; Book "The Records Unrolled", 1911; Text "About Some Old MSS", 1928
Box 2.1 Folder 5-8
Codex Corbeiensis = Codex H2 (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris), 1901 -- 1911
Text from Codex, 1901-1905, Text from Codex, c. 1907, "The Four Gospels from the Codex Corbeiensis… Together with Fragments of the Catholic Epistles of the Acts and of the Apocalypse from the Fleury Palimpsest", Old-Latin Biblical Texts: No. V, 1907; Collations from Codex Corbeiensis, 1907; collations from Codex Veronensis, 1911.
Box 2.2 Folder 1-3
Codex Veronensis (Biblioteca Capitolare di Verona), 1906 -- 1911
Notes on Codex, 1906, Text probably from Codex, c. 1910, Text, published as "The Four Gospels from the Codex Veronensis" in 1911
Box 2.2 Folder 4-6
Beatus Apocalypse = Morgan Manuscript (Morgan Library), 1914 -- 1915
Latin text and notes, c.1914, "The Catholic Epistles and Apocalypse", published in 1914, "A New Text of the Apocalypse from Spain", 1915
Box 2.3
Huntington Palimpsest (The Hispanic Society of America, New York), 1916 -- 1917
Transcription of the Palimpsest, 1916, Transcription of the Palimpsest, The Acts of the Apostles, 1916, Wordlist, possibly relating to the Palimpsest, c. 1916, Notes and transcriptions from the Palimpsest, proofs of the same, 1916, List of 12 parables from the Palimpsest, followed by typed text and Buchanan's translation of the same, c.1917, Transcription of the Palimpsest. Some pages contain addresses of various people,1917, Transcription of the Palimpsest, Gospel of St. Luke, c. 1917
Box 2.4
Huntington Palimpsest (The Hispanic Society of America, New York), 1917 -- 1925
Proofs of the text from the Palimpsest, 1917, Proofs of unpublished Comparative Edition of the Palimpsest, 1917, Printed cards with passages from the Palimpsest, 1917, Two articles on the Palimpsest, Proofs of the top (latest) writing in the Palimpsest, 1918, Transcription of the Palimpsest, Gospel of St. John, 1918, Foreword for a publication of the Palimpsest, 1918, Notes on Palimpsest, 1919?, "The Oldest Text of the Gospels". Introduction is by ESB, 1924, Article printed in the Mercure de France on September 15th, 1925.
Box 2.5 Folder 1-7
Harkness Manuscript (New York Public Library), 1928 -- 1932
Transcriptions and notes, 1928, English version of the MS, 1929, Transcription of the MS, 1929, "Calendar of the New Gospel Texts with Poetic Commentaries by their Discoverer", 1932
Box 2.5 Folder 8-13
Various manuscript transcriptions and translations, 1899 -- 1930
Notes and wordlists, 1899-1905, Transcriptions from manuscripts, c. 1905, Text from St. Matthew's Gospel, from unidentified manuscript, c. 1910, "Early Spanish Marriage Rite" from a missal written c. 1300, copied and translated by ESB in 1916, "The Confession of St. Patrick" translated by ESB from Latin, 1930, "Cuthbert's Story of Bede's Death" translated by ESB, 1930
Box 2.6 Folder 1-5
ESB's Writings about his research, circa 1920 -- 1930
The Story of Changing Manuscripts", 1929, Drafts of "The Search for the Earliest Gospels", 1930, Draft of "The Search for the Earliest Gospels", 1930, Unpublished articles, 1930, List of libraries ESB sent his books to, 1920's?
Box 2.6 Folder 6-11
Papers associated with Bridport, England Reading Society, 1899 -- 1901
Notes on Browning, 1899, "Wordsworth's "Prelude", 1899, Dante's "Inferno", c. 1900, Spenser's "Faery Queen", 1900, Critique of a paper by Mrs. Solly, contributed to the Bridport Reading Society, 1900, Shelley's "Prometheus Unbound", 1901
Box 2.7
Various writings, 1897 -- 1930
Notes on a sermon preached in 1897, "Church and Empire in Australia", c. 1909, "George Herbert – Melodist", published in 1910, "Victor Hugo on the Rape of Alsace-Lorrain", c. 1914, "Booker T. Washington [an appreciation]", written on his death, 1915, "Religion Re-revealed", 1924, "Prophet or Quack" – a review by ESB of "H.G. Wells: Educationalist" by F.H. Doughty, c. 1926, "Luther's Reply to King Henry VIII", 1928, "Martin Luther Against King Henry of England" translated by ESB, 1928, Religious poems, 1918-1930, "Thoughts Concerning God", n.d.
Box 2.8
Autobiographical writings, 1896 -- 1932
Diary, 1896-1897, Travel notes, 1897, Autobiographical, 1898, Travel writings, 1901-1909, Diary, 1915, "Growth", autobiographical, 1917, "A Spiritual Progress", autobiographical, 1917, "The Story of a Seeker", autobiographical, 1922, Autobiographical notes, 1922, "Canterbury College as I Knew it", 1923, Thoughts dictated by ESB during his final illness in Australia, 1931-1932
Box 2.9 OS
Facsimiles and proofs, 1911 -- 1930
Facsimiles of manuscript related research materials, 1911-1930, proofs of Huntington Palimpsest, 1916-1919, rubbing of the memorial plate installed by ESB's wife in the Ashburton High School, New Zealand, 1930's