Hesiod, Pindar, Theocritus — 14th century (?)

Title

Hesiod, Pindar, Theocritus — 14th century (?)

Shelfmark

MS. D'Orville 71

Date

14th century (?)

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

paper

Physical extent

iii + 157Leaves

Hands

In several hands

Acquisition

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804

Provenance

See MS. D'Orville 293 for a copy, in D'Orville's hand, of Nicolaas Heinsius'sedition of Theocritus, Moschus, Bion and Simmias (1604), including collation from this manuscript

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

Title

Greek collations

Shelfmark

MS. D'Orville 71

Summary

Comprises:

(fol. 1) The "'Εργα καί 'Hμέραι of Hesiod, with scholia, preceded by a long introduction

(fol. 61v) 'Πινδάρου'ολνμπιόνικαι, with a preface and scholia. On fol. 119v-120 are some notes on Greek metre

(fol. 121) The Idylls of Theocritus i-viii and x, with scholia, but Id. iv occurs twice (fols. 129v, 135r).

At fol. 144 follow two poems written in the shapes of an altar and an axe (begg. 'Ολύς οΰ με λιβρός ίρών', Αυδροθέα δώρον', the latter ascribed to Simmias), with scholia.

Date

written perhaps in the 14th cent. in several hands

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

157 Leaves