Seneca — 15th century, second half
MS. D'Orville 22
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Seneca — 15th century, second half
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 22
Date
15th century, second half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment, paper (the outer two leaves of each section are of parchment, the rest paper)
Physical extent
iii + 249 leaves.
Hands
At the end of the colophon is 'J|Magdeline', written by the scribe (cf. MS. Auct. F. 4. 21).
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Provenance
On fol. 2 is 'F. Richardi' (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
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Title
The Tragedies of Seneca, with glosses
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 22
Summary
Comprises:
(fol. 1) Hercules Furens
(fol. 29v) Thyestes
(fol. 53) Phoenissae, or 'Thebais'
(fol. 67) Hippolytus or 'Phedra'
(fol. 94) Oedipus
(fol. 116) Troades
(fol. 141) Medea
(fol. 163) Agamemnon
(fol. 184) Octavia
(fol. 205) Hercules Oetaeus
At the end of the colophon is 'Magdeline', written by the scribe, as in no. 8853. The outer two leaves of each section are of parchment, the rest paper.
On fol. 2 is 'F. Richardi', 16th cent.: in Gaisford's Catalogue this volume is X. 1. 1. 23.
Date
written in the second half of the 15th cent.
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment and paper
Physical extent
249 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
The Tragedies of Seneca, with glosses
