Demosthenes — 15th century
MS. D'Orville 74
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Demosthenes — 15th century
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 74
Date
15th century
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
iii + 259leaves
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Provenance
Michael Mattaire: Gaisford states that D'Orville bought this MS. at Maittaire's sale in 1748 (Catal. vol. i, p. 239, no. 195), where it sold for 12s. 6d., and the purchaser was Whitehead, who may have been D'Orville's agent.
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
Fourteen orations of Demosthenes
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 74
Summary
Preceded (fol. 1) by a Life, the first words of which are almost obliterated; begg. ''Ο περί [?] Δημοσθένονς τού ρ́ήτορος άναγκαῖόν έστι τοίς έπί ρ́ητορικήν άσκοῡσιν έαυτούς.'. Comprising:
() 'Ολυνθιακός α fol. 9
() 'Ολυνθιακός β fol. 15v
() 'Ολυνθιακός γ fol. 23
() Κατά Φιλιππου [α] fol. 32v
() Περί τής Είρήνης fol. 46
() Κατά Φιλίππου [β] fol. 53v
() Περί 'Αλονήσου fol. 63
()Περί τών έν Χερρονήσψ fol. 75
()Κατά Φιλίππου [γ] fol. 94v
()Κατά Φιλίππουη [δ] fol. 112v
()Πεός τήν Φιλίππου έπιστολήν fol. 31v
()Περί Συντάξεως fol. 144
()Περί Συμμοριών fol. 154
Περί τού Στεφάνου (as far as δυνάμεις τή τύχη. Τίυες. p. 326 or §300) fol. 166.
Date
written in the 15th cent.
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
259 Leaves
Custodial history
Gaisford states that D'Orville bought this MS. at Maittaire's sale in 1748 (Catal. vol. i, p. 239, no. 195), where it sold for 12s. 6d., and the purchaser was Whitehead, who may have been D'Orville's agent.
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
Fourteen orations of Demosthenes
