MS. D'Orville 177
Summary Catalogue no.: 17055
Contents
1. (fol. 1r)
, Satires Incipit: SEMPER EGO AVDITOR tantum numquam ne reponam
Colophon: Explicit liber Jouenalis
Language(s): Latin
2. (fol. 85r)
, Satires Incipit: NNEC fonte labra prolui caballino Nec in bicipiti somniasse parnasso
Colophon: Explicit Persius
Language(s): Latin
3. (fol. 100r)
, Laus Elisiae Incipit: Elisia auricomas inter celeberrima nymphas
Explicit: Saepius et timidos iungat utrumque Venus
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
i + 101 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 185 × 127 mm.
Dimensions (leaf): 179 × 124 mm.
There are a number of catchwords; e.g. 'praeterea' at the bottom of fol. 24v and 'Ancipitis' at the bottom of fol. 92v Layout
21-23 lines per page
Hand(s)
Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 400)
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
Record Sources
Description adapted (January 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970). Additional details and page measurements by SJB
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-01-05: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)
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