Lucan — 15th century, early
MS. D'Orville 173
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Lucan — 15th century, early
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 173
Date
15th century, early
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 124leaves Catchwords: e.g. 'Non duro' (fol. 50v); 'Querit' (fol. 60v); 'Et renouare parans.' (fol. 100v)
Decoration
Illuminated initials, e.g. fol. 1r, with penwork
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Provenance
Abbey of St Gall. On fol. 123r 'Sancti Galli atque Othmari' (17th century). In the Catalogue of C. J. Strackhoven (Strackhovius) is a note 'a milite 1712 in bello Helvetico ex Abbatia St Gallensi surreptus', and a Lucan in 4° on parchment certainly occurs both in J. J. Scheuchzer's and H. Waser's catalogues of manuscripts removed from St Gall to Zurich and Bern in 1712 (F. Weidmann, Geschichte der Bibliothek von St. Gallen seit ihrer Gründung um das Jahr 830 bis auf 1841 (1841), pp. 428 n. 64, 437)
Burgerbibliothek Bern: printed stamp of the 'Bibliotheca Bernensis' on fol. 1.
The manuscript was certainly given to D'OrviIle by Johann Georg Altmann (professor and librarian at Bern) on 28 Sept. 1744: see Gaisford's catalogue
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
The Pharsalia of Lucan, preceded by the epigram on him (beg. 'Corduba me genuit')
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 173
Summary
On fol. 123 'Sancti Galli atque Othmari' (17th cent.): in the Catalogue of Strackhovius is a note 'a milite 1712 in bello Helvetico ex Abbatia St Gallensi surreptus', and a Lucan in 4° on parchment certainly occurs both in J. J. Scheuchzer's and H. Waser's catalogues of MSS. removed from St. Gall to Zürich in 1712. Yet the volume bears the printed stamp of the 'Bibliotheca Bernensis' on fol. 1.
On fol 123v is 'Fur cave ne nostrum rapiat tua dextra libellum | Carnificis plantæ ne tua terga premant' (16th cent.?).
Date
written early in the 15th cent.
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with illuminated capitals
Physical extent
124 Leaves
Custodial history
The MS. was certainly given to D'Orville by J. G. Altmann on 28 Sept. 1744, see reff. in Gaisford's catalogue.
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
The Pharsalia of Lucan, preceded by the epigram on him (beg. 'Corduba me genuit')
