Aesop — 1490; Italy
MS. D'Orville 512
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Aesop — 1490; Italy
Aesop — 15th century, late; Italy
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 512
Date
1490
15th century, late
Language
Italian
Latin
Contents
Support
Parchment
Physical extent
ii + 78 leaves
Hands
The hand is probably the same in both parts
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
Latin and Italian poetry and prose
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 512
Summary
Comprises:
(fol. 1) 'Accij Zuchi Summa Campanee Veronensis Viri eruditissimi in Æsopi fabulas interpretatio per Rhythmos in libellum Zucha-rinum inscriptum contexta fæliciter incipit.' There are prefatory and other poems, an epigram (beg. 'Aesopus fueram') and 66 Fables in Latin verse (beg. 'Vt iuuet & prosit the 2nd beg. 'Dum rigido'), each followed by a 'Sonetto materiale' and 'Sonetto morale.' At end (fol. 63v) 'Finis. Mo cccco lxxxx. die 23 Iulij.' The prefatory poem mentions the edition printed at Brescia in 1487.
(fol. 64) 'Esopi fabule extracte e greco in Latinum per dominum Laurentium uallam Romanum', 33 fables in Latin and Italian prose (the 1st beg. 'Uulpes & Capro sitibundi'), preceded by a Latin dedication to Arnaldus Fonolleda, dated 24 May 1441: and followed by a short religious poem in Italian. The hand is probably the same as that at fol. 1.
Date
written in 1490 in Italy
Language
Italian
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
78 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
Latin and Italian poetry and prose
