The Pharsalia of Lucan, with notes and glosses, from i. 1 to iv. 514 ('fata recessum'), written in about A.D. 1200 and earlier
fols. 1-8, 48-50 are partly injured and eaten away.
The epigram on Lucan precedes beg. 'Corduba me genuit').
Most of the MS. is palimpsest, the lower writing being a sacramentary of the 9th or 10th century.
Dates
- Creation: written in about A.D. 1200 and earlier
Extent
52 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 175
Former reference:
Auct. X. 1. 5. 28
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 17053
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. D'Orville.
Physical Facet
On parchment, injured
Dimensions
9 3/8 × 6 3/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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