MS. D'Orville 161
Summary Catalogue no.: 17039
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Physical Description
Hand(s)
Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 294). The scribe was identified by A. C. de la Mare (unpublished correspondence, 1988) as 'Gaspar Tommasi olim Antonii de Galdinellis de Castro florentino', citizen and notary of Florence, who signed BAV MS. Reg. lat. 2071 (14 Sept. 1469) and also wrote Beinecke MS. 165.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
The name 'De Boury' (possibly 'De Brunj') (Pächt and Alexander: 'de Brun') has been added in a rondel, between two cherub-like beings, at the bottom of fol. 1 (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
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-04-09: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)