MS. D'Orville 179
Summary Catalogue no.: 17057
Contents
, Epigrams
Rubric: M. V. M. liber primus in Epigrammaton incipit
In 14 books with some notes and glosses
On fol. 159v is 'Cai Plinij Vero Epistola de morte Va: Martialis.'
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper. Part of the first and last sections is parchment
iii + 163 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.625 × 4.75 in.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Ego Horatius Fuschus emj hune Iibrum Julio uno' (early 16th century); see also MS. D'Orville 144
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)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-01-05: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)