Polybius — 15th century
MS. D'Orville 61
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Polybius — 15th century
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 61
Date
15th century
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
iii + 154 leaves
Hands
In two hands
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Provenance
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
Extracts from Polybius's History bks. vii-xviii, the type of rubric being 'Πολυβίου έκ τών ίστοριών τού δεκάτου λόγον κατ' έπιτομήν'
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 61
Summary
At fol. 145 are two excerpts from bk. x, the former professing to be from bk. xix.
Date
written in the 15th cent. in two hands
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
154 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
Extracts from Polybius's History bks. vii-xviii, the type of rubric being 'Πολυβίου έκ τών ίστοριών τού δεκάτου λόγον κατ' έπιτομήν'
