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

MS. D'Orville 3

Summary Catalogue no.: 16881

Contents

1. (fol. 1)
Oribasius, Synopsis ad Eustathium filium
Rubric: 'Οριβασίου πρὰς ... Εύστάθιον τὰν υίόν αὐτοῦ Σύνοψις καί ἐκλογαἰ ὑγιειναί

The preceding list of contents of the first books gives a title 'Σύνοψις τῶν' οριβασίου ἐυνέα λόγων πρὰς τὰν υἱὰν αὐτοῦ Εὐσταθιον.'.

Language(s): Greek
2. (fol. 144)
Galen, Linguarum seu dictionum exoletarum Hippocratis explicatio
Rubric: Γαληνοῦ τῶν 'Iπποκράτους γλωσσῶν ἐξήγησις
Language(s): Greek
3. (fol. 166)
Erotianus, Vocum Hippocraticarum collectio
Rubric: 'Ερωτιανοῦ τῶν παρ' 'Ιπποκράτους λέξεων Συναγωγή
Language(s): Greek
4. (fol. 191)
Galen, Definitiones medicae
Rubric: Γαληνοῦ Οροι ἰατρικοί.
Language(s): Greek
5. (fol. 214)
Galen, Introductio seu medicus
Rubric: Γαληνοῦ Ίατρὰς ἢ Εἰσαγωγή

Followed by a list of the contents of the treatise.

Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: i + 256 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 12.75 × 8.875 in.

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 (2025) from the Summary Catalogue (1897).

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2025-01: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.