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MS. D'Orville 151

Summary Catalogue no.: 17029

Contents

1. (fol. 1)
Sulpicius Severus
Vita S. Martini
Rubric: De vita beati Martini
Epistolae
Rubric: Epistola ad Desiderium
Rubric: Epistola ad Aurelium
Rubric: Epistola ad Bassulam
Rubric: alia Epistola (all concerned with St. Martin)
Dialogi
Rubric: Dialogi tres

Preceded by Life

At fol. 24 is a marginal note 'Hucusque legendum est in refectorio'

Language(s): Latin
2. (fol. 65v)
Nicholas, canon of St. Lambert's, Liège, Life of St. Lambert
Rubric: ... Vita et passio beati Lamberti Episcopi
Incipit: Dilecto... Wederico... Sicut nichil est
Language(s): Latin
3. (fol. 100)
Treatise on Mass
Rubric: Tractatus breuis et vtilis de officio sacerdotis qualiter se disponere tenetur ad digne peragendum misse officium
Incipit: In nomine Domini, amen. Exigis a me frater dulcis in domino vt circa misse officium aliqua tibi preparatiua depingam quibus affectiones tuas in deum dirigas
Explicit: Venite, benedicti patris mei, percipite regnum, ad quod nos perducat qui per omnia secula regnat ...
Language(s): Latin
4. (fol. 128r)
Short piece on the Mass
Incipit: In missa sonant verba diuina, angelica et humana
Explicit: vnde et dicitur missa est
Language(s): Latin
5. (fol. 128v)
Treatise on the Mass
Rubric: De mistica significatione misse
Incipit: Quis ex vobis arguet... Quia hodie fit mensio in epistola de pontificatu
Explicit: Hoc significat quod veniet ad iudicum et ostendet se, et fidelibus suis benediccionem dabit in eternum ...
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ii + 133 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.5 × 6 in.

Decoration

Coloured capitals

History

Origin: 15th century ; Netherlands (?)

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 and Matthew Holford from the Summary Catalogue (1897), with additional description of items 3-5.

Last Substantive Revision

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