A collection of Greek epigrams, with a few longer poems interspersed
MS. D'Orville 235
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
A collection of Greek epigrams, with a few longer poems interspersed
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 235
Summary
Comprises:
(fol. 27) Παύλον ποιητοῦ Σιλεντιαρίοννἱοῦ Κύρον''Eκφρασις εἰs τὴν μεγάλην ἐκκλησίαν ἤτοι τὴν άγίαν 'Σοφίαν
(fol. 45, 118) Εκφρασις τοὔ''Αμβωνας, and 'Iωάννον γραμματικού Τάζης''Εκφρασις τοὔ κοσμικοὔ πίνακας τοὔ ὄντος ἐν τῷ χειμρίῳ λοντρῷ 'τῷ δημοσίῷ ἐν Τάζει ή ἐν'Αντιοχεία', by the same author as fol. 27
A note on fol. 15 shows that the Paulus Silentiarius is from Holsten's selection (1626, revised 1629) from Salmasius's transcript of the Palatine MS.: and that D'Orville wrote much of the volume, partly from the Palatine Anthology itself. The original MS. of Holsten is itself known as the Codex Anthologiae Barberinianus. The old pagination (307-340, 151-306) connects this MS. with MS. D'Orville 234, though they differ in size.
Date
written in the first half of the 18th cent. partly by J. P. D'Orville
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
132 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
A collection of Greek epigrams, with a few longer poems interspersed
