A collation of the Epistolae of C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus, bks. I-V, written in the first half of the 18th cent. by J. P. D'Orville
4 (ramos pererrat) in an 'antiquissimus codex' of the Riccardian library at Florence, with the printed edition of 1601.
'Abbas Antonius Franciscus Gorius Florentinus contulit, ex cujus autographo hæc descripta accuratius' is on fol. 1 in D'Orville's hand.
On pp. 43, 44 are two Latin inscriptions relating to Aurelia Caligina at Rimini and to L. Calpurnius Fabatus, with other notes.
Dates
- Creation: written in the first half of the 18th cent. by J. P. D'Orville
Extent
46 pages
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 16
Former reference:
Auot. X. 1. 1. 16
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 16894
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 3/8 × 8 3/8 in.
Repository Details
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