MS. D'Orville 175
Summary Catalogue no.: 17053
Physical Description
Composite: Palimpsest
Musical Notation:
Music (see van Dijk 1957).
History
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
MS. D'Orville 175 (upper text)
Contents
, Pharsalia
With notes and glosses, from i.i to iv. 514 ('fata recessum'). The epigram on Lucan precedes ('Corduba me genuit ...')
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 53 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.375 × 6.375 in.
Condition
Fols 1-8, 48-50 are partly injured and eaten away
History
Origin: c. 1200
MS. D'Orville 175 (lower text)
Contents
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
History
Origin: 8th century
Additional Information
Record Sources
Description adapted (January 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Dating of part 2 from Earlier Latin Manuscripts
Bibliography
Online resources:
Earlier Latin Manuscripts (lower script in this palimpsest manuscript)
Printed descriptions:
S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 5: Fragments - Mass Books (typescript, 1957), p. 247
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-01-05: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)