St John's College S.76 (James 468)
John Palmer, Journals of travel in Spain, Portugal and Holland. English, 1826-30
John Palmer, Fellow of St John's College and Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge (1769-1840): detailed account of his travels in Spain and Portugal, Aug. 1826- July 1827 (4 vols), and in Holland, Aug. and Sep. 1830 (1 vol.).
St John's College S.75 (James 467)
John Palmer, Journals of travel in Italy, France and Switzerland. English, 1821-4
John Palmer, Fellow of St John's College and Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge (1769-1840): detailed account of his travels in France and Switzerland, 1821 (3 vols), and in France and Italy, 1823-4 (4 vols).
St John's College S.74 (James 466)
John Palmer, Journals of travel in the Levant. English, 1805-7
John Palmer, Fellow of St John's College and Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge (1769-1840): detailed account of his travels in Greece, Asia Minor and the Holy Land, 1805-7 (6 vols). Occasional sketch-maps, such as that of Athens at the end of vol. 3. See J. B. Pearson, Abstract of the diary of John Palmer, travels in the Levant 1805-7 (Cambridge, 1899).
St John's College S.73 (James 465)
John Palmer, Journal of travel in Germany. English, 1799
John Palmer, Fellow of St John's College and Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge (1769-1840): notebook containing a detailed journal and financial accounts for his tour of Germany, 1799. He travelled as far east as Berlin. The return journey is summarised very abruptly.
St John's College S.72 (James 464)
Advice for John Palmer when travelling in the Near East. English, c. 1804
A book of advice and 'usefull hints' written for John Palmer, Fellow of St John's College and Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge (1769-1840), perhaps before his tour of the Levant in 1805-7 (see S.74). It combines advice on diet with a list of 'the most remarkable places in the Levant and directions for visiting them'.
St John's College S.71 (James 463)
John Palmer, Notes on Isaiah and Jeremiah. English, 1830s
John Palmer, Fellow of St John's College and Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge (1769-1840): notebook containing a series of brief notes on the Books of Isaiah (fos 1-33) and Jeremiah (fos 34-40), in verse order. No date, but perhaps c. 1830 and after: at fo. 2v there is a reference to [Edward William] Lane's Account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, published in 1836.
St John's College S.70 (James 462)
John Palmer, Notes on the Psalms, and on his Eastern travels. English, 1806 and undated
John Palmer, Fellow of St John's College and Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge (1769-1840): notebook containing a series of brief notes on Psalms 4 to 149, in numerical order and with several omissions. The volume now encloses, and has perhaps enclosed for many years, a series of loose folios recording Palmer's travels in Old Cairo, Euripus, Parnassus, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Tiberias, Damietta and Bethany.
St John's College S.69 (James 454-61)
John Palmer, Notes on Scriptural subjects. English, early nineteenth century
John Palmer, Fellow of St John's College and Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge (1769-1840): eight notebooks on scriptural subjects. Specifically:
St John's College S.68 (James 453)
John Palmer, Transcript of missing fragment of IV Ezra. Latin and English, 1826
John Palmer, Fellow of St John's College and Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge (1769-1840): transcript from a MS in the Complutensian Library then at Alcalá of the missing portion of the Latin version of IV Ezra, with a list of readings to be re-examined. This text fell between II Esdras vii.35 and 36 in the Apocrypha. The date Dec. 1826 is derived from Palmer's journal, SJC MS S.76. His transcription is printed with an introduction and notes by J. S.
St John's College S.67 (James 452)
William Craven and John Palmer, Sermons. English, 1760-75 and undated
William Craven, Master of St John's College (d. 1815), and John Palmer, Fellow of St John's and Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge (1769-1840): artificial collection of sermons preached in Cambridgeshire parishes, where identified, 1760-75 and undated. The parishes and dates are given by Craven only, being listed together on the original paper covers of each sermon. These parishes include Babraham, Fen Drayton, Horningsea, Impington, Lolworth, Middlesmere, Milton and Westley.