A fragment of the Aeneid of Virgil, iv. 91 ('Cara Iouis')--vi. 289 ('tricorporis umbre'), written in 15th cent. in Italy
Fols. 1-40 of the original foliation are lost, except the offset of fol, 1r, with the 1- and 10-line arguments: at the end the MS. is simply unfinished.
A short Latin-Italian glossary is on fols. vir, 88r, and a Greek alphabet on fol. 88v.
On fol. iv is an epigram on 'Gronovius Fur' (about A.D. 1710).
On folio 88r 'Hic liber est mei Bernardi Batholomei Eugenij de Fiaschis' (late 15th cent. ?).
Dates
- Creation: written in 15th cent. in Italy
Extent
48 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 99
Former reference:
Auct. X. 1. 3. 40
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 16977
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. D'Orville.
Physical Facet
On parchment
Dimensions
11 1/8 × 8 1/8 in.
Repository Details
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