MS. D'Orville 71

Summary Catalogue no.: 16949

1. (fol. 1)

Hesiod, Works and days

The ῍Εργα καì ῾Hμέραι, with scholia, preceded by a long introduction

Language(s): Greek

2. (fol. 61v)

Pindar, Olympia,

'Πινδάρου'ολνμπιόνικαι, with a preface and scholia

On fols 119v-120r are some notes on Greek metre

Language(s): Greek

3. (fol. 121r)

Theocritus, Idylls,

i-viii and x, with scholia, but Idylls iv occurs twice (fols 129v, 135r)

Language(s): Greek

4. (fol. 144r)

Poems

Incipit: 'Ολύς οΰ με λιβρòς ίρών', 'Αυδροθέα δώρον

Two poems written in the shapes of an altar and an axe.

The latter poem is ascribed to Simmias of Rhodes, with scholia

This folio was formerly part of Vatican, BAV gr. 1824: see Guillermo Galán Vioque, 'A missing Vatican manuscript page at Oxford: Holobolus' commentary on the Ara Ionica and the Securis', Byzantinische Zeitschrift 102/2 (2010), 627-638

Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: paper

Extent: iii + 157 Leaves

Dimensions (binding): 9 × 5.875 in.

Hand(s)

In several hands

History

Origin: 14th century (?)

Provenance and Acquisition

See MS. D'Orville 293 for a copy, in D'Orville's hand, of Nicolaas Heinsius's edition of Theocritus, Moschus, Bion and Simmias (1604), including collation from this manuscript

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