Cicero — 15th century, middle; Italy, Florence
MS. D'Orville 85
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Cicero — 15th century, middle; Italy, Florence
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 85
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 91 leaves
Hands
Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 242). The first folio is a replacement and is in later writing. For other manuscripts written by the scribe see A. C. de la Mare, 'New research on humanistic scribes in Florence', in Miniatura fiorentina del Rinascimento, 1440-1525: un primo censimento (1985), 393-600 at 545 (no. 82)
Decoration
Good initials
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
The Tusculanae Disputationes of Cicero, in five books
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 85
Summary
Fol. 1 is in later writing.
A few later physical recipes (for softening iron, etc.) are on fol. 89v, in Latin.
Date
written in the 15th cent. in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with a few illuminated capitals, some leaves stained
Physical extent
91 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
The Tusculanae Disputationes of Cicero, in five books
