MS. D'Orville 22
Summary Catalogue no.: 16900
Contents
, Tragedies
With glosses
(fol. 1)
Hercules Furens (fol. 29v)
Thyestes (fol. 53)
Phoenissae, or 'Thebais' (fol. 67)
Hippolytus, or 'Phedra' (fol. 94)
Oedipus (fol. 116)
Troade (fol. 141)
Medea (fol. 163)
Agamemnon (fol. 184)
Octavia (fol. 205)
Hercules Oetaeus Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment, paper (the outer two leaves of each section are of parchment, the rest paper)
Extent: iii + 249 leaves.
Dimensions (binding): 12 × 8.75 in.
Hand(s)
At the end of the colophon is 'J|Magdeline', written by the scribe (cf. MS. Auct. F. 4. 21).
History
Origin: 15th century, second half
Provenance and Acquisition
On fol. 2 is 'F. Richardi' (16th century)
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 (May 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-05-03: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)