MS. D'Orville 181

Summary Catalogue no.: 17059

Statius, Silvae

Final rubric: P. Papini Statii poetae libri quinti Siluarum finis

In 5 books

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: paper

Extent: i + 73 leaves

Dimensions (binding): 8.25 × 5.625 in.

History

Origin: 15th century, second half

Provenance and Acquisition

Probably bought for D'Orville, along with MS. D'Orville 25, by Sigebertus Havercamp at Copenhagen in November 1726: see Thomas Gaisford, Codices manuscripti et impressi, cum notis manuscriptis, olim d'Orvilliani, qui in Bibliotheca Bodleiana apud Oxonienses adservantur (Oxford, 1806), p. 6. See also 'amico meo Hafniensi' in Bodl. d'Orville 486, fol. 63, as cited by M. D. Reeve, 'Statius' Silvae in the Fifteenth Century', The Classical Quarterly, 27 (1977), p. 216

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) with additional reference to published literature as cited.

Summary Catalogue, Vol. 4, p. 82

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

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

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