Petrarch, Poggio Bracciolini, Francesco Philelpho, Prudentius — 15th century; Italy
MS. D'Orville 513
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Petrarch, Poggio Bracciolini, Francesco Philelpho, Prudentius — 15th century; Italy
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 513
Date
15th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
i + 96 leaves
Hands
In two hands, with the handwriting entirely changing at fol. 43v.
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Provenance
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
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Title
Latin verse
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 513
Summary
Comprises:
(fol. 1) 'Francisci Petrarce . lauread poete . Bucolicum carmen incipit ...', with some additional matter relating to the twelve eclogues
(fol. 43v) The verses on the Aeneid attributed to Augustus, beg. 'Ergone supremis.'
(fol. 44v) 'Francisci Petrarce ... pars unius epistole facta super locis vrbis Rome ...'
(fol. 46) 'Pogii Florentini ... libellus sive dyalogus de edificiis vrbis Rome veteribus & nouis.'
(fol. 54) 'Francisci Petrarcę ... ad Annam Augustam imperatricem consolatoria', followed (fol. 57V) by some short poems on illustrious women
(fol. 59) 'Libellus ... Francisci Petrarce ... siue epístola incipit vbi agit de his auctoribus qui de Auro fecerunt mentionem ...'
(fol. 67) 'Epistola in metro ... Francisci Philelfi ad Cosmam de Medicis ... virum diuitem ...'
(fol. 70b). 'Liber Aurelii Prudentii de pugna Virtutum et Viciorum, cui titulus est Sicomachia ...'
(fol. 89) '... Laus et qualitas xii lapidum templi Salamonis', in verse: beg. 'Auri crisolito.'.
The handwriting entirely changes at fol. 43v.
Date
written in the 15th cent. in Italy, in two hands
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
96 Leaves
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