MS. D'Orville 120
Summary Catalogue no.: 16998
Contents
Translated into Latin prose, partly in 1540
Imperfect at end
Very imperfect
Imperfect at end
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Probably copied by 'Niclaus Bachman' (see below)
Binding
Red leather with some gold ornament, 17th century (?)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
At fols 130r-131r is a copy of a German letter from 'Niclaus Bachman', of Rapperschwyl [Rapperswil] (?), who probably wrote the whole volume
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
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-05-03: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)