MS. D'Orville 156
Summary Catalogue no.: 17034
Contents
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ii + 129 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 4.625 × 6.875 in.
Hand(s)
Written by Giuseppe Piedrinensi (?)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
On fol. 2 'Questo libro e di Giuseppe Piedrinensi [?] scritto di Mano propria' (16th century)
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)