MS. D'Orville 163

Summary Catalogue no.: 17041

Tibullus, Elegies

Rubric: Albii Tibulli progenie elegi incipit liber phoeliciter Epistolarum

Followed by his epitaph and a few extracts from Latin authors.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: paper

Extent: ii + 46 leaves

Dimensions (binding): 8.625 × 5.25 in.

Hand(s)

Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 896)

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 896:

Initials.

History

Origin: 15th century, second half ; Italy, North (?)

Provenance and Acquisition

On fol. 1 is a coat of arms, party per bend indented (?) or and gules: Pächt and Alexander identify as Bentivoglio of Bologna.

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 (March 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970)

Summary Catalogue, Vol. 4, p. 77

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-03-25: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)

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