Copies of Aristophanes, Euripides, Sophocles and Hesiod, written in 1441 by Demetrios Xanthopoulos
Comprises:
- (fol. 1) The Πλοΰτος of Aristophanes, with scholia
- (fol. 44) The Nεφέλαι of Aristophanes, with scholia
- (fol. 94v) The 'Εκάβη of Euripides, with scholia
- (fol. 138) The'ορέστης of Euripides, with scholia
- (fol. 200) The Αΐας of Sophocles, with scholia
- (fol. 250) The 'Ηλέκτρα of Sophocles, with scholia
- (fol. 310b) The Εργα και 'ημεραι of Hesiod, with scholia: vv. 1--646, 675-780 (άλέασθαι) only, a leaf or two being lost.
On fol. 309v is '+' Ω Χριστέ βοηθή τώ γράψαντι ταύτα τα ποιητικά τά τρία' 'Αριστοφάνην, Εύριπίδην καί τον γοερόν Σοφοκλέα:-- +'Ιησού ήγού μοτ ςβεβψ Ξρσψσμθναλκχοσ' ψσλνψρπθρβρψσ + έτει ςου Ξου μθυ ινδ. ιε', i.e. Δημητρίω τώ Ξανθοπούλψ τώ οντι και ήιτρώ (ίητρώ), A.D. 1441 (not 1431).
Dates
- Creation: written in 1441 by Demetrios Xanthopoulos
Extent
338 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 72
Former reference:
Auct. X. 1. 3. 13
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 16950
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. D'Orville.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
9 1/8 × 6 1/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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