MS. D'Orville 12
Summary Catalogue no.: 16890
Contents
, Epistulae morales
Rubric: Lucii Annei Senece ad Lucilium Epistole ...
Explicit: Tελος. Finis laboriosus diu optatus
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 203 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 13.5 × 9.375 in.
Decoration
Pächt and Alexander ii. 974:
Good border (fol. 1)
Good initial (fol. 1, mutilated)
Capitals are decorated for the beginning of each book
History
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 (February 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-02-28: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)