MS. D'Orville 515
Summary Catalogue no.: 17393
Contents
Il Canzoniere
, Colophon: Francisci Petrarcę poetę clarissimi Sonettorum et Cantilenarum liber explicit foeliciter
Numbered (later) from 1 to 320, with one additional.
Apparently divided, between fols 95 and 96, into 'Vita' and 'Mors'
Language(s): Italian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ii + 141 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.875 × 5.625 in.
Hand(s)
Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 304)
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 (February 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-02-01: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)