Lucian, Theophrastus, Cornelius Nepos, Ps.-Aurelius Victor (Ps.-Pliny the Younger), Sextus Rufus, Benvenutus de Imola — 1483; Italy, Ferrara

Title

Lucian, Theophrastus, Cornelius Nepos, Ps.-Aurelius Victor (Ps.-Pliny the Younger), Sextus Rufus, Benvenutus de Imola — 1483; Italy, Ferrara

Shelfmark

MS. D'Orville 146

Place of origin

Italy, Ferrara

Date

1483

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

paper

Physical extent

i + 149leaves (146 + ii medieval leaves)

Hands

Humanistic script, written by Ludovico Carbone('Lod. Carbo et scripsit et recognouit 1483 Julio mense', fol. 146v) ( Pächt and Alexander ii. 430)

Decoration

Good initial

Acquisition

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804

Provenance

'O. M.' is on fol. 1 (16th century)

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

Title

Latin writings

Shelfmark

MS. D'Orville 146

Summary

Comprises:

(fol. 1) 'Luciani de fide non facile calumniæ adhibenda liber...'

(fol. 15) 'Ad ... d. Franciscum Patauinum ... Lapi Castelliunculi præfatio in Theophrasti libellum de Impressionibus', the Χαραρακτψες: followed by the work itself, in Latin, translated by Castelliunculus

(fol. 40) 'Ęmilius Probus de excellentibus ducibus exterarum gentium', the lives of Timoleon, Hamilcar and Hannibal, usually attributed to Cornelius Nepos, with the preface and an extract from the Life of Gracchus 'ex Cornelij Nepotis libro.'

(fol. 60) 'Gaii Plinii Secundi oratoris Veronensis de uiris illustribus... '

(fol. 99v) 'Publij Sexti Ruffi libellus feliciter incipit de gestis Romanorum ad Valentinianum.'

(fol. 117) 'Liber Augustalium per d. Franciscum Petrarcham.'

(fol. 146v) 'Lod. Carbo et scripsit et recognouit 1483 Julio mense.'.

'O. M.' is on fol. 1.

Date

written in 1483 by L. Carbo

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, with an illuminated capital

Physical extent

149 Leaves