Project Gutenberg 2005-09-17 Public domain in the USA. 603 Lowe, E. A. (Elias Avery) 1879 1969 Lowe, Elias Avery Rand, Edward Kennard 1871 1945 Rand, E. K. (Edward Kennard) 22025027 A Sixth-Century Fragment of the Letters of Pliny the Younger A Study of Six Leaves of an Uncial Manuscript Preserved in the Pierpont Morgan Library New York Carnegie Institution of Washington publication no. 304 Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Sixth-Century Fragment of the Letters of Pliny the Younger" by Lowe and Rand is a scholarly publication centered on a recently discovered manuscript fragment written in the early sixth century. The work primarily discusses the paleographical and textual significance of this fragment, which contains letters from Pliny the Younger, offering insights into classical literature and the history of manuscript preservation. The opening of this publication introduces the significance of the manuscript, which consists of six vellum leaves containing portions of Pliny's letters. The authors detail the manuscript's historical journey to its current location at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York, emphasizing its authenticity and the context surrounding its discovery. The initial segment focuses on the characteristics of the manuscript, including its size, condition, and the method of writing, providing valuable information for scholars studying classical texts and the evolution of manuscript traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Pliny, the Younger -- Correspondence Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 50-1515 Manuscripts, Latin -- Facsimiles Paleography, Latin PA Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Classics of Literature 292554 2025-08-07T08:20:28.812599 text/html 281582 2020-12-12T13:51:07 text/html 2053840 2025-08-07T08:20:41.865583 application/epub+zip 2041520 2025-08-07T08:20:33.490561 application/epub+zip 163416 2025-08-07T08:20:31.653569 application/epub+zip 2362773 2025-08-07T08:20:47.137532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2318969 2025-08-07T08:20:39.573533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222814 2022-09-08T07:04:00.892579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209441 2025-08-07T08:20:27.157632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209460 2020-12-12T13:51:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209549 2020-12-12T13:51:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209561 2020-12-12T13:51:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23523 2025-08-07T08:20:47.367497 application/rdf+xml 24422 2025-08-07T08:20:32.230576 image/jpeg 4598 2025-08-07T08:20:31.959589 image/jpeg 79159 2020-12-12T13:51:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 79071 2020-12-12T13:51:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 1909469 2020-12-12T13:51:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 78936 2020-12-12T13:51:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 2004482 2025-08-07T08:20:28.959613 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia