'Epigrammatum & Poematum veterum ...' libri quatuor, written in the first half of the 18th cent.
Comprises:
- (p. 1) De Diis, Heroibus eorumque iconibus, 75
- (p. 25) Amatoria, III
- (p. 71) Luxorius, 82
- (p. 101) Christiana, 11
The last of bk. 4 is a poem by Bede found in 1303 'ex MS. Cod. Peirescii', beg. 'Classes diversae.'
At. p. 105 is 'Epitaphium in claustro PP. Carmelitarum Avenionensium', 'repertum anno 1736', beg. 'Simonis hic social.' The epigrams are in general a selection from those printed in the Anthologia Latina of Burmann.
Dates
- Creation: written in the first half of the 18th cent.
Extent
122 pages
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 27
Former reference:
Auct. X. 1. 1. 27
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 16905
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.
Repository Details
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