MS. D'Orville 23
Summary Catalogue no.: 16901
Contents
, Tragedies
With glosses
(fol. 1)
Hercules Furens (fol. 28v)
Thyestes (fol. 52)
Phoenissae (fol. 66v)
Hippolytus (fol. 93)
Oedipus (fol. 115)
Troade (fol. 140)
Medea (fol. 162)
Agamemnon (fol. 183)
Octavia (fol. 204)
Hercules Oetaeus Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper. Of the two watermarks, both sirens, one is probably Briquet no. 13858 (1458-1461). The other, not in Briquet, nevertheless also belongs to the French group of these watermarks (see Briquet, ii, col. 683)
Extent: i + 247 leaves.
Dimensions (binding): 11.875 × 8.875 in.
Dimensions (leaf): 287 × 213 mm.
Layout
1 col., 24 lines, written space 195-200 × c. 65-90 mm.
Hand(s)
On fol. 245v is 'Explicunt tragedie senece scripte per manus seinonis petri. Anno domini millesimo quadragintesimo sexagesimo primo in die conversionis sancti pauli', i. e. 25 January 1461/1462
Decoration
Coloured initials, rubrics.
History
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 (May 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897) and Watson (1984)
Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
A. Watson, Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (1984), no. 432
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-05-03: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897) and Watson.