MS. D'Orville 72
Summary Catalogue no.: 16950
Contents
7. (fol. 310b)
, Works and Days With scholia.
1-646, 675-780 (άλέασθαι) only, a leaf or two being lost.
Language(s): Greek
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ii + 338 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.125 × 6.125 in.
Hand(s)
Written by Demetrios Xanthopoulos in 1450/1 (RGK I, no. 98): inscription, fol. 309v (reproduced Summary Catalogue IV p. 56, where the date is give as 1441).
History
Origin: 1450/1
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 (2025) from the Summary Catalogue (1897) with additional reference to published literature as cited.
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-01: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.