Euripides — c. 1540
MS. D'Orville 120
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Euripides — c. 1540
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 120
Date
c. 1540
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
136 leaves
Hands
Probably copied by 'Niclaus Bachman'(see below)
Binding
Red leather with some gold ornament, 17th century (?)
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Provenance
At fols 130r-131r is a copy of a German letter from 'Niclaus Bachman', of Rapperschwyl [Rapperswil] (?), who probably wrote the whole volume
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
Some tragedies of Euripides translated into Latin prose
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 120
Summary
Comprises:
(fol. 5) The Iphigenia in Tauris
(fol. 33) The Rhesus
(fol. 50v) The Troades
(fol. 73) The Bacchae, imperfect at end
(fol. 95) The Cyclops
(fol. 107v) The Heraclidae, very imperfect
(fols. 112, 131v) The Helena, imperfect at end
At fols. 130r-131r is a copy of a German letter from 'Niclaus Bachman', of Rapperschwyl (?), who probably wrote the whole volume.
Date
written in about 1540 by N. Bachman (?)
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper, read leather binding with some gold ornament, 17th cent. (?)
Physical extent
136 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
Some tragedies of Euripides translated into Latin prose
