Statius — 15th century, second half
MS. D'Orville 181
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Statius — 15th century, second half
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 181
Date
15th century, second half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
i + 73 leaves
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804.
Provenance
Probably bought for D'Orville, along with MS. D'Orville 25, by Sigebertus Havercampat Copenhagen in November 1726: see Thomas Gaisford, Codices manuscripti et impressi, cum notis manuscriptis, olim d'Orvilliani, qui in Bibliotheca Bodleiana apud Oxonienses adservantur (Oxford, 1806), p. 6. See also 'amico meo Hafniensi' in Bodl. d'Orville 486, fol. 63, as cited by M. D. Reeve, 'Statius' Silvae in the Fifteenth Century', The Classical Quarterly, 27 (1977), p. 216
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
Colophon 'P. Papini Statii poetae libri quinti Siluarum finis', the Silvae in five books
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 181
Date
written in the second half of the 15th cent.
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
72 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
Colophon 'P. Papini Statii poetae libri quinti Siluarum finis', the Silvae in five books
