Martial — 15th century, middle; Italy, North (?)
MS. D'Orville 178
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Martial — 15th century, middle; Italy, North (?)
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 178
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper and parchment (the two outer and two inner leaves of each gathering of twelve leaves are of parchment)
Physical extent
i + 192 leaves.
Hands
Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexander ii. 818)
Decoration
Good initials (partly unfinished)
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804.
Provenance
On fol. 1 in gold letters is '*Suetonius*'
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 (1765/6–1845): purchased from him by the Bodleian.
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Title
'Marci Valerii Marcialis primus [etc.] liber incipit feliciter, amen', the Epigrams i. 1-xiv. 211 ('qui tibi sępe dedit')
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 178
Summary
Some are written as prose.
The two outer and two inner leaves of each gathering of twelve leaves are of parchment. The last leaf is lost, but the verso of the preceding one is not completely filled.
On fol. 1 in gold letters is 'Suetonius.'.
Date
written in the 15th cent. in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper and parchment, with illuminated capitals, etc.
Physical extent
192 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
'Marci Valerii Marcialis primus [etc.] liber incipit feliciter, amen', the Epigrams i. 1-xiv. 211 ('qui tibi sępe dedit')
