Cicero, Bernard Silvestris — 15th century, third quarter; Italy, Padua
MS. D'Orville 11
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Cicero, Bernard Silvestris — 15th century, third quarter; Italy, Padua
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 11
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
i + 227 leaves
Hands
Humanistic script by the same scribe as part of MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 228 (Pächt and Alexander ii. 617)
Decoration
Fine historiated border (retouched), perhaps added to the original manuscript. Fol. 1r: Full architectural border (retouched) with two putti, armsof Jacomo Zabarella, d. 1589 (?) and a cardinal's arms
Fine initials of Ferrarese style
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Provenance
Owned by 'Iacobus Zabarella Patavinus Comes Palatii,' whose arms, motto ('Sapiens dominabitur astris') and coloured titlepage (16th century) are on fol. 1. This appears to be the philosopher Jacobus Zabarella, senior ( d. 1589). "A cardinal's arms appear above and perhaps connect with the original owner whose arms are probably overpainted" (Pächt and Alexander). See MS. D'Orville 75
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
Cicero's Epistolae ad Familiares, in 16 books
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 11
Summary
Each book is headed with a coloured capital.
At (fol. 225) are two 15th cent. leaves containing precepts of conduct, of which the beginning is lost, beg. 'Vende bladum dum satis valet ... De Superbia. Superbia contra inimicum.'.
Date
written in the 15th cent. in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
227 Leaves
Custodial history
Owned by 'Iacobus Zabarella Pat[avinus] Com[es] Pal[atii]', whose arms, motto ('Sapiens dominabitur astris') and coloured titlepage (16th cent.) are on fol. 1. This appears to be the philosopher Jacobus Zabarella, senior (d, 1589), but the introduction of a cardinal's hat is peculiar, the cardinals Zabarella bearing the names Franciscus and Bartholomaeus.
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
Cicero's Epistolae ad Familiares, in 16 books
