MS. D'Orville 152
Summary Catalogue no.: 17030
Contents
1. (fol. 1)
, Explicatio in Ciceronis De inventione Colophon: Donati Explanationum in Rethoricos libros ijos explicit foeliciter
Language(s): Latin
2. (fol. 52v)
, Explanationes in Ciceronis Rhetoricam Incipit: Incipientes aliquam rem scriber
Colophon: Finit Victorini Compendium de Rhetorica
This first part is found in Grillius's commentary on Cicero De Inventione
Language(s): Latin
3. (fol. 53v)
, Treatise on rhetoric Incipit: Materies Rethorice Duplex est
Ends (imperfect) soon after 'quia adamavit Iazonem'. The attribution to Pomponius is from Strackhovius's catalogue.
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ii + 60 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.75 × 9 in.
Condition
Injured. The lower part of several leaves is imperfect
History
Origin: c. 1500
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 (July 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-07-31: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)