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

MS. D'Orville 135

Summary Catalogue no.: 17013

Contents

Cicero, De officiis,

i.6 ('pertinentibus ad bene', with a few preceding fragments of chapters 5-6)-iii.30 ('qua accepta est [hostibus deditus]'), some leaves being lost

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
i + 87 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.625 × 5.75 in.

Condition

Imperfect at both ends.

Decoration

Coloured capitals

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)