MS. D'Orville 530
Summary Catalogue no.: 17408
Contents
1. (fol. 1)
, Controuersia de nobilitate Rubric: Dominj Bonacurtii de Monte Magno ... Questio disputata de Nobilitate
Language(s): Latin
2. (fol. 16)
, De nobilitate Rubric: ... Poggii Florentini de Nobilitate liber
The first part only, ending at the end of fol. 18(a)r with 'prout concedendum est.'
Language(s): Latin
3. (fol. 19)
Commentary on Cicero, Pro Ligario (?) Incipit: Dicendi mutatio simul cum loci tractatione
Explicit: alia esse non negamus
Seems to be a commentary on the rhetorical aspects of Pro Ligario.
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: i + 38 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.625 × 6.125 in.
History
Origin: 15th century, second half
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)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-02-01: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)