MS. D'Orville 83
Summary Catalogue no.: 16961
Contents
, De natura deorum
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
ii + 70 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.875 × 6.375 in.
Condition
Stained at end with damp
Hand(s)
Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 273): scribe identified by A. C. de la Mare as Naldo Naldi (1436-1513)
History
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 (March 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966)
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-03-06: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)