MS. D'Orville 526
Summary Catalogue no.: 17404
Lives of saints (quires 5-8 of a larger manuscript); 10th century
Contents
1. (fol. 1)
, 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:
Language(s): Latin
3. (fol. 21)
, 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.
Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 2: Office Books (typescript, 1957), p. 183
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-05-03: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)