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MS. D'Orville 526

Summary Catalogue no.: 17404

Lives of saints (quires 5-8 of a larger manuscript); 10th century

Contents

1. (fol. 1)
Paul the Deacon, Life of S. Gregory I
Rubric: Vita beati Gregorii papae
Incipit: Gregorius ||||| [i.e. 'Hac' erased?] urbe Romana patre Gordiano
Explicit: quarto iduum Martiarum

Fols. 1-2 divided into 8 lessons by contemporary marginal notes.

Language(s): Latin
2. (fol. 11v)
Rubric: Incipit Vita sanctorum Syri et I\E/uentii Papiane urbis pontificum
Life of St Syrus
Incipit: Caelestis exorta prosperitas
BHL 7976

Followed immediately and without a break (fol. 18v line 3) by:

Life of St Iventius
Incipit: Post quem beatissimus iuentius dum peteretur
BHL 4619
Language(s): Latin
3. (fol. 21)
Venantius Fortunatus, Life of Saint Radegonde
Rubric: Incipit Vita beate Radegundis a Fortunato Episcopo [this word on top of an erasure] composita. Caelebratur eius natalis . iii . id. Agustas
Incipit: Redemptoris nostri tantum diues
Explicit: mirabilia prosequantur

At fol. 28: 'Prologus de uirtutibus sanctae Radegundis'

Incipit: (prologue) Dominabus sanctis meritorum
Incipit: (text) de beatae Radegundis uita
Explicit: (text) gravis est sordicula ingressa

Fols. 21v-23 divided into 8 lessons by contemporary marginal notes.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Part (quires v-viii) of a larger volume
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 33 (= ii + 31 + ii) leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.75 × 5.875 in.
Dimensions (leaf): 240 × 185 mm.
Dimensions (written): 165/73 × 130 mm.

Layout

22-29 long lines

History

Origin: 10th 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 (May 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes and Matthew Holford from the Summary Catalogue (1897) and van Dijk (1957), with additional description of item 2.
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 4, p. 134
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 4, p. 135

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 2: Office Books (typescript, 1957), p. 183

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-05-03: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)

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