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MS. D'Orville 152

Summary Catalogue no.: 17030

Contents

1. (fol. 1)
Aelius Donatus (attrib.), Explicatio in Ciceronis De inventione
Colophon: Donati Explanationum in Rethoricos libros ijos explicit foeliciter
Language(s): Latin
2. (fol. 52v)
Victorinus, 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)
Pomponio Leto (attrib.), 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)

Last Substantive Revision

2024-07-31: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)