MS. D'Orville 87
Summary Catalogue no.: 16965
Contents
, De officiis
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
ii + 103 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.375 × 6.5 in.
Hand(s)
Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 246)
Decoration
Pächt and Alexander ii. 246, Pl. XXII
Fine initial
Fine border fol. 1r
- Type border, upper, left and lower margins
- Subject Interlace, floral designs, winged putto. In the lower margin two winged putti support a medallion (blank inside)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Lorenzo Memmo' is scribbled on fol. 101, 16th century
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)