A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. D'Orville 170

Summary Catalogue no.: 17048

Contents

Ovid, Ars amatoria
Rubric: Incipit liber Ouidii de Arte Amandi
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 48 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 7 × 4.25 in.

History

Origin: c. 1200

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 (1765/6–1845): purchased from him by the Bodleian

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804

Record Sources

Description adapted (January 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897)

Last Substantive Revision

2024-01-05: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)