MS. D'Orville 1
Summary Catalogue no.: 16879
Physical Description
Condition
Binding
Parisian binding, 16th century, for Cardinal Antoine de Granvelle, with his emblem of a two-headed crowned eagle at each corner of the central panel; cf. Besançon MS. 484.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Cardinal Antoine de Granvelle, 1517-1586: his binding.
François Perrenot de Granvelle, 1559-1607; identifiable in the 1607 inventory of his books at Besançon (Marie-Claire Waille. La bibliothèque des Granvelle : inventaire des livres et manuscrits présents au Palais Granvelle en 1607 : Edition du Ms. 1627, f. 38-80, de la Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon, Besançon : Académie de Besançon et de Franche-Comté, 2017; not seen in full).
Nicolas-Joseph Foucault, 1643–1721; acquired at the dispersal of his library by:
Jacques Phillippe D'Orville of Amsterdam (1690–1751) (MS. D'Orville 302, p. 1).
Jean D'Orville, b. 1734, his son, by descent
Jean D'Orville, son of Jean, by descent
Sold to the Rev. John Cleaver Banks (1765/1766–1845): purchased from him by the Bodleian
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
MS. D'Orville 1 – Part 1
Contents
Physical Description
History
MS. D'Orville 1 – Part 2
Contents
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Ioannes Mauromates (RGK I no. 171)
History
Additional Information
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-02-28: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)