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

MS. D'Orville 49

Summary Catalogue no.: 16927

Contents

1.
Bartolomeo de Grandis, Bellorum Syracusanorum et antiquitatum Sicilie libri tres
Rubric: Bellorum Syracusanorum et antiquitatum Sicilie libri tres, auctore Bartholomeo de Grandis V. I. D. Syracusano
Language(s): Latin
2. (fol. 106v)
Two short poems
Incipit: Ecelsa donna
Incipit: Si donna quasi'
Language(s): Italian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: iii + 107 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 12.5 × 8.5 in.

History

Origin: 16th century ; Italy

Provenance and Acquisition

'Seruatum in Bibliotheca Francisci Marie Sanctiglia V. I. D. Siculi et Patritij Messanensis' (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 (February 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897)

Last Substantive Revision

2024-02-28: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)