Orations, etc.
MS. D'Orville 596
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Orations, etc.
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 596
Summary
The chief of the orations are:
(fol. 2) 'Idée de la Personne & de la maniere de vivre du Royde Prusse [Frederic ii] & de sa Cour', 1755, in French: beg. 'II. est de la taille'
(fol. 17) An account of the death of Frederick William i, king of Prussia, 31 Mai 1740, with some poems, in German
(fol. 21) 'Gulielmi Primi, Arausionensium Principis, Oratio ad Germaniae Principes': beg. 'Majores nostri.'
(fol. 26) 'Trauer Ode auf das Absterben des ... Printzens ... Eugenii Francisci Hertzogs von Savoyen ... von Sidonia Hedwig Zäunemannin aus Erfurt' (1736?).
(fol. 36) An oration delivered at Amsterdam by Aegidius Stokmans, 10 May 1723, in Latin.
(fol. 56) An Amsterdam oration 'de literis humanioribus.'.
(fol. 75) 'Oratio M. Danielis Stahlii ... de ortu animæ rationalis.'.
(fol. 96) 'Kurtzer Unterricht von Briefen', followed by (fol. 123) 'Formulæ initiales' and (fol 128) 'Kurtzer Bericht von Verfertigung teutscher Briefe', all in German
(fol. 145) some 'Exercitationes Epistolicæ', imaginary letters, in Latin, a few poetical.
(fol. 201) a Latin 'Epistolaris Institutio.'.
Date
written chiefly in about the middle of the 18th cent. in different hands
Language
German
Latin
French
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
240 Leaves
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