Ovid, Ps.-Ovid — before 1458; Italy, North-east
MS. D'Orville 168
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
From Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries
This is an extract only. For more information, see the catalogue record in Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries.
Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries contains descriptions of all known Western medieval manuscripts held in the Bodleian Libraries, and of medieval manuscripts in selected Oxford colleges. Learn more.
Title
Ovid, Ps.-Ovid — before 1458; Italy, North-east
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 168
Date
before 1458
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
iii + 75 leaves
Hands
Humanistic script (Pächt and Alexanderii. 831). Addition in Humanistic script by Petrus canonicus , fol. 68v, with the date 1458, fol. 64r
Decoration
Good border.
Good initial.
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Provenance
Defaced arms, fol. 1.
'Mei Manfredi Valturrij Ariminensis Romani natu', 15th century: Manfredo Valturio, d. 1492: see Simonetta Nicolini, ‘Appunti per La Miniatura Malatestiana’, Il Dono Di Malatesta Novello (2006), 405–22 at 411 and nn. 30-1.
'Thommę Sozzij Scarlinj de Emporio hic liber est', 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
View full record in Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries
From Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts
This is an extract only. For more information, see the catalogue record in Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts.
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts contains descriptions of the Bodleian Libraries’ archival collections, including post-1500 manuscripts. Some manuscripts with records in other catalogues are also described here as part of a description of a larger archive. Learn more.
Title
Ars amatoria, and other poems by or attrib. to Ovid
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 168
Summary
1 (fol. 1). 'Publij Ouidij Nasonis Sulmonensis poetę clarissimi primi [etc.] libri de Arte Amandi principium', with notes and glosses.
2 (fol. 47v). 'P. Ouidij Nasonis Sulmonensis primi libri de Remedio Amoris ἡ ἀρΧή, ' with notes and glosses. At fol. 64 are an epitaph on Ovid (beg. 'Hic ego qui') and (written rather later) 'Epitaphium hermaphroditi' beg. 'Dum mea me': at end 'Explicit. 1458. Deo gracias [?]'). On fol. 73 is a (later) list of remedia Amoris, sent by one Ricardus to 'Bernardinus de Lapis.'.
3 (fol. 64v). 'Epistola Sapphos vatis ad Phaonem amatorem suum, que ab Ouidio translata fuit de Gręco in Latinum', one of the Epistolae Heroïdum: at end 'Epistolę ... finis . per petrum . cano.. transs:--' i.e. per Petrum canonicum transscriptum?.
4 (fol. 68v). 'Ouidius scacchorum', a poem, beg. 'Qui cupit egregium.'.
5 (fol. 69v). 'Ouidius de uocibus apropriatis auibus & quadrupedibus', a poem, often called 'De Philomela', beg. 'Dulcis amica ueni.'.
6 (fol. 70v). 'Ouidius de Cuculo' or 'Conflictus Hiemis et Veris', beg. 'Conueniunt concti subito': followed by five short poems or epigrams beg. 'Cura labor', 'Trax puer', 'Cum foderet', 'Aue plus decies', 'Hoc iacet').
'Mei Manfredi Valturrij Ariminensis Ro[mani] natu', 15th cent.? (to him may belong an injured coat of arms on fol. 1): 'Thommę Sozzij Scarlinj de Emporio hic liber est', 16th cent.
Date
written in the 15th cent. (before 1458) in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper, with illumination on the first leaf
Physical extent
75 Leaves
View full record in Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts
Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
Ars amatoria, and other poems by or attrib. to Ovid
