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

MS. D'Orville 212

Summary Catalogue no.: 17090

Contents

1.
Bible

With the prologues of Jerome

Language(s): Latin
2. (fol. 532)
Interpretationes Hebraicorum nominum

Wanting all after 'Godolias'

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 557 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 6.25 × 4.25 in.

Condition

Some leaves injured; with strings (bookmarks)

Layout

2 cols

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 553

Good historiated borders

Good historiated initials

Good initials

History

Origin: 13th century, third quarter ; France, Paris

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 (February 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966)

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Last Substantive Revision

2024-02-01: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)