Ovid — 13th century; French
MS. Auct. F. 4. 31
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Description
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Title
Ovid — 13th century; French
Shelfmark
MS. Auct. F. 4. 31
Place of origin
French
Date
13th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
71 leaves
Acquisition
Bequeathed by him to his wife; purchased from her by the Bodleian in 1698.
Provenance
'Bourdelot', fol. 5: Jean Bourdelot (d. 1638) and/or his nephew and heir Pierre Bourdelot (d. 1685); Pierre was the doctor of Queen Christina of Sweden, who acquired most of his library, now in the Reg. lat. fonds in the Vatican (Elisabeth Pellegrin, 'Catalogue des manuscrits de Jean et Pierre Bourdelot', Scriptorium 40/2 (1986) 202-232).
The present manuscript acquired by Isaac Voss, Queen Christina's librarian (Pellegrin, p. 203).
Acquired from Voss by Nicholas Heinsius: 'NH vidi' (Pellegrin, p. 203); Heinsius sale, March 1682/3; catalogue, II.88, no. 338.
Purchased at the sale by Edward Bernard.
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Title
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, imperfect
Shelfmark
MS. Auct. F. 4. 31
Summary
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, imperfect, from i. 647 (Nec retinet) to viii. 56 (utile uinci), ending on the recto of a leaf: in parts rubbed.
Date
Written in the 13th century in France
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
71 Leaves
Custodial history
Jean 'Bourdelot' on fol. 5: 'NH. [Nic. Heinsius?] vidi' (both 17th cent.: in the Heinsius sale catalogue, tom. ii. p. 88, this volume is no. 338.
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Collection contents
Bernard Latin
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, imperfect
