A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Gr. class. e. 18

Summary Catalogue no.: 31372

Physical Description

Composite: two parts
Support: paper
Extent: 255 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.875 × 6.625 in.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Bought, 21 April 1892, from "... of Zara" (together with MSS. Gr. class. c. 13, e. 16, e. 17, all from the convent of Curzola near Ragusa, and the last owned by Nicolò Petreo, for whom see below, part 2)

MS. Gr. class. e. 18 – Part 1

Contents

(fol. 2)
'Orpheus', Argonautica
Rubric: Ὁρφέως ποιητοῦ Ἀργοναυτικά

With scholia and introduction of Konstantinos Laskaris

Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 16th century

MS. Gr. class. e. 18 – Part 2

Contents

(fol. 60)
Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica
Rubric: Ἀπολλωνίου Ῥοδίου Ἀργοναυτικῶν πρῶτον

The four books with interlinear glosses and a few scholia (not carried beyond fol. 227v)

Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

Hand(s)

Marginalia attributed to Nicolò Petreo, 1486-1568, who may also have written fols. 1-7v and 60ff (RGK I, no. 314 ter).

History

Origin: 16th century

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description adapted (February 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1924) with additional reference to published literature as cited.

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2025-02-06: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1924)