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

MS. D'Orville 186

Summary Catalogue no.: 17064

Contents

Manuel Moschopoulos, Erotemata grammatica

The beginning and the end are lost

Begins in the section IIερὶ ἂρθρων of the Ἐρωτήματα, 'τὸ αὐτὸ λέγεται καὶ τῶν ἂρθρων τρίτον προσώπου'

Ends in the Κανὼν B τῆς κλίσεως τῶν οὐδετέρων

Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment, paper
Extent: ii + 114 leaves. The outer leaves of each section are of parchment
Dimensions (binding): 8 × 5.5 in.

Condition

Imperfect: missing the first 16 leaves and about as many at the end

Hand(s)

Scribe tentatively identified as Geōrgios Grēgoropoulos (RGK I no. 58) or his son Manouēl Grēgoropoulos (RGK I no. 249)

History

Origin: 15th century

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 (1765/1766–1845): purchased from him by the Bodleian

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804

Record Sources

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

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2024-04-08: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)