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

MS. D'Orville 134

Summary Catalogue no.: 17012

Contents

Ps.-Cicero, De arte rhetorica ad Herennium
Rubric: Marci Tulii Ciceronis Arpinatis excellentissimi oratoris ad Gayum Herenium amicum suum liber Rethoricorum feliciter. Incipit Prohemium

Books i-iv.48 'aliquam venari (similitudinem),' a few leaves being lost.

With glosses

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment, paper
Extent: iv + 55 leaves. Fols 1, 14 are on parchment
Dimensions (binding): 8.75 × 6.125 in.

Condition

Imperfect at end

Decoration

Coloured initials

History

Origin: 15th 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)

Last Substantive Revision

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