Virgil — 15th century, middle; Italy, Florence
MS. D'Orville 100
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Virgil — 15th century, middle; Italy, Florence
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 100
Place of origin
Italy, Florence
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 56leaves
Hands
Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 256)
Decoration
Fine initials
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Provenance
Owned by Petrus Francius of Amsterdam (4° no. 895 in the Francius sale, 1705)
Jacques Phillippe D'Orville of Amsterdam (1690–1751) (source of acquisition not recorded in MS. D'Orville 302).
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
Part of the Aeneid of Virgil, i. 516 ('Dissimulant')--iv. 139, iv. 500 --vi. 213 ('ferebant'), with some glosses and the 10-line arguments
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 100
Summary
. The signatures show that 60 leaves are wanting at the beginning. This is almost certainly the 'Codex Francianus alter' of Burmann's edition.
Date
written in the first half of the 15th cent. in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with a few illuminated capitals, the ink has in places almost gone
Physical extent
56 Leaves
Custodial history
Owned by Petrus Francius of Amsterdam (4° no. 895 in the Francius sale, 1705).
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
Part of the Aeneid of Virgil, i. 516 ('Dissimulant')--iv. 139, iv. 500 --vi. 213 ('ferebant'), with some glosses and the 10-line arguments
