Seneca — 1461; France
MS. D'Orville 23
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Seneca — 1461; France
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 23
Date
1461
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Paper. Of the two watermarks, both sirens, one is probably Briquet no. 13858(1458-1461). The other, not in Briquet, nevertheless also belongs to the French group of these watermarks (see Briquet, ii, col. 683)
Physical extent
i + 247 leaves.
Hands
On fol. 245v is 'Explicunt tragedie senece scripte per manus seinonis petri. Anno domini millesimo quadragintesimo sexagesimo primo in die conversionis sancti pauli', i. e. 25 January 1461/1462
Decoration
Coloured initials, rubrics.
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 Tragedies of Seneca, with glosses
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 23
Summary
Comprises:
(fol. 1) Hercules Furens
(fol. 28v) Thyestes
(fol. 52) Phoenissae
(fol. 66v) Hippolytus
(fol. 93) Oedipus
(fol. 115) Troades
(fol. 140) Medea
(fol. 162) Agamemnon
(fol. 183) Octavia
(fol. 204) Hercules Oetaeus
On fol. 245v is 'Explicunt tragedie senece scripte per manus seinonis [Simonis?] petri Anno domini millesimo quadragintesimo sexagesimo primo in die conversionis sancti pauli', i.e. 25 Jan. 1461-1462.
In Gaisford's catalogue this is MS. D'Orville 22
Date
written in 1462 by Simon Petrus
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
247 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
The Tragedies of Seneca, with glosses
