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

MS. D'Orville 150

Summary Catalogue no.: 17028

Contents

1. (fol. 1)
Sallust, Catilina
Rubric: Crispi Salustii Bellum Catilinarium ...
Language(s): Latin
2. (fol. 45)
Sallust, Jugurtha
Rubric: Crispi Salustii Bellum Iugurtinum ...
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 129 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.75 × 5.75 in.

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; Italy, Bologna

Provenance and Acquisition

Some erased arms are on fol. 1 (partly gules)

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 (March 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970)

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (5 images from 35mm slides)

Last Substantive Revision

2024-03-25: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)