Miscellaneous classical pieces
MS. D'Orville 18
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Miscellaneous classical pieces
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 18
Summary
Made up of several MSS., the chief of which are:
(fol. 4). The first part of a new edition of Dousa's Lucilii Satyrarum quæ supersunt Reliquiæ (1597) 'recensuit, suas & doctorum Virorum observationes subjunxit Franciscus Dionysius Camusatus I. C. Vesuntinus.', 17th cent.
(fol. 14). Two poetical pieces copied 'ex collectaneis Frederici Lindenbrogii', one astronomical, beg. 'Me legat annales', ascribed to Cicero, the other 'Sulpicii Luperci Servasti de cupiditate', beg. 'Heu misera in nimios.', 18th cent.
(fol. 18). 'Adnotationes variorum in Lucanum', Pharsalia, i. 1-86: in margin 'Godlievii Cortii.', 17th cent.
(fol. 42). A copy of some scholia on Valerius Flaccus's Argonautica, i. 1-86, 18th cent.
(fol. 44). Oriental writing by Henry Wild of Norwich, 18th cent.
(fol. 46). A copy of the latter part of the Aetna from the Cambridge MS., written by John Davis, Mar 1709-1710
(fol. 47). A prose 'Laus Eruditionis' by Viglius Du Quesnoy, 17th cent.
(fol. 50). 'Tumulus Ludovici Magm', a satirical epitaph, followed by others on Francois de Mailly and pope Clement ix, 18th cent.
Date
written in the 17th and first half of the 18th cent.
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
61 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
Miscellaneous classical pieces
