A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. D'Orville 104

Summary Catalogue no.: 16982

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: i + 115 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.75 × 6.875 in.

Hand(s)

Script attributed to Jacobus Episcopoulos (RGK I no. 144), as MS. D'Orville 103, although the Summary Catalogue thought the two manuscripts were by different scribes.

History

Origin: 16th century (?)

Provenance and Acquisition

Jacques Phillippe D'Orville of Amsterdam (1690–1751)

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

Record Sources

Description adapted (May 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897) with additional reference to published literature as cited.

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2024-05-03: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)