MS. D'Orville 134
Summary Catalogue no.: 17012
Contents
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)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-05-03: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)