Audley End Part 4: The Discovery of Henry Savile's Handwriting

Topic: Audley End Part 4: The Discovery of Henry Savile's Handwriting

1. Verified Sourced Facts

• Source-tier warning, 2026-04-28: this packet preserves a blog/image argument about identifying Savile's hand. Treat “the same post states” claims as Ken Feinstein research evidence until the manuscript images and control handwriting witnesses are separately cataloged and compared.

• The same post states:

“The two traveled together across Europe between 1579 and 1582”

• The same post states:

“When Neville died in 1615, Savile was appointed as one of his will's executors.”

• The same post states that Audley End researchers found:

“a bound volume combining the 1551 edition of Appian of Alexandria's Roman History with the 1548 edition of Dionysius of Halicarnassus' ‘Roman Antiquities.’”

• The same post states:

“While Neville's annotations appear throughout, certain markings are attributed to Savile.”

• The same post states:

“The Billingbear Book List includes this volume”

• The same post states:

“The author notes working from photographs rather than examining the materials directly.”

• The same post states of the handwriting comparison:

“His lowercase ‘g’ is particularly distinctive.”

• The same post states that the comparison shows matching:

“capital ‘P,’ lowercase ‘d,’ lowercase ‘p,’ and the letter ‘l’”

• The same post states:

“Multiple annotations appear throughout the volume, with some appearing on pages 255 and 256.”

• The working Billingbear transcription includes a related IMG_8160.png line for:

“Appiani Romana Historia (Graece) ... Dionis Romana Historia (Graece) ... in uno ... Lut. Par. St. 1551.”

• Direct PNG inspection by Codex on 2026-04-21 confirms that this Appian / Dionis Romana Historia / 1551 line is visible in IMG_8160.png. Bibliographic controls now make Cassius Dio / Dio Cassius the likely identification for Dionis, especially the 1551 Robert Estienne Xiphilinus epitome catalogued by Folger and the National Trust. This supports a local Billingbear witness for an Appian-plus-Cassius-Dio volume, but it does not yet prove the blog's Appian-plus-Dionysius-of-Halicarnassus identification or the stated 1548 Dionysius detail.

2. Ken Feinstein Twitter and Blog Information

• A Ken Feinstein blog post dated 10 Dec. 2019 states:

“Henry Savile, a Greek scholar, mathematician, and astronomer, served as Henry Neville's tutor and closest companion.”

3. Quoted Source Text

Ken Feinstein blog post, 10 Dec. 2019

• “Henry Savile, a Greek scholar, mathematician, and astronomer, served as Henry Neville's tutor and closest companion.”
• “The two traveled together across Europe between 1579 and 1582”
• “When Neville died in 1615, Savile was appointed as one of his will's executors.”
• “a bound volume combining the 1551 edition of Appian of Alexandria's Roman History with the 1548 edition of Dionysius of Halicarnassus' ‘Roman Antiquities.’”
• “While Neville's annotations appear throughout, certain markings are attributed to Savile.”
• “The Billingbear Book List includes this volume”
• “The author notes working from photographs rather than examining the materials directly.”
• “His lowercase ‘g’ is particularly distinctive.”
• “capital ‘P,’ lowercase ‘d,’ lowercase ‘p,’ and the letter ‘l’”
• “Multiple annotations appear throughout the volume, with some appearing on pages 255 and 256.”

4. Citations

• Feinstein, Ken. “Part 4: The Discovery of Henry Savile's Handwriting at Audley End.” kenfeinstein.blogspot.com, 10 Dec. 2019, https://kenfeinstein.blogspot.com/2019/12/part-4-discovery-of-henry-saviles.html. Local preservation: blog_audley_end_part4_2019-12-10.md.
• Billingbear Book List Transcription, IMG_8160.png. Working local transcription: Billingbear_Book_List_Transcription.md. Page image: IMG_8160.png.
• Cassius Dio Cocceianus. Ek tōn Diōnos tou Nikaeos Romaikōn historiōn ... epitomē ... = Dionis Nicaei Rerum Romanarum à Pompeio Magno ad Alexandrum Mamaeae, epitome / authore Ioanne Xiphilino. Paris: Robert Estienne, 1551. Folger catalog record, https://catalog.folger.edu/record/110552.
• Cassius Dio Cocceianus. Dionis Nicaei Rerum Romanarum ... epitome. Paris: Robert Estienne, 1551. National Trust Collections record NT 3215631.1, https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/3215631.1.
• audley_end_tacitus_and_henry_neville.md, related Audley End packet.
• henry_savile.md, related Savile packet.
• billingbear.md, related Billingbear packet.

5. Notes on Access

• This packet preserves a Ken Feinstein blog post and its local image set.
• The post names the Billingbear Book List and the USTC database as supporting resources, but the locally preserved export does not retain a stable outbound USTC URL.
• This packet and audley_end_part2_book_annotations.md concern the same reported bound Appian/Dionysius volume. The Billingbear Dionis Romana Historia line is related evidence but now points more strongly to Cassius Dio / Dio Cassius than to Dionysius of Halicarnassus.
• The packet does not yet provide an English Heritage / Audley End catalog reference for the physical book, and the blog itself notes that the analysis was conducted from photographs rather than direct in-person examination.
• 2026-04-21 web audit note: this remains a valuable lead packet, but its strongest claims depend on blog images and comparison methodology rather than accessible public catalog evidence.
• 2026-04-22 bibliographic note: the Billingbear IMG_8160.png line confirms an Appian / Dionis Romana Historia entry in one volume. Folger and National Trust records for the 1551 Robert Estienne Xiphilinus epitome make Cassius Dio / Dio Cassius the likely identification of Dionis; this should not be used as independent confirmation of an Appian-plus-Dionysius-of-Halicarnassus bound volume.

6. Local Images