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A copy of part of the Palatine MS. of the Greek Anthology, written perhaps at the close of the 17th cent.

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MS. D'Orville 237

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A copy of part of the Palatine MS. of the Greek Anthology, containing:

  1. (fol. 1) the Στρατώνας Μούσα παιδική
  2. (fol. 27v) Επιγράμματα διαφόρων μέτρων
  3. (fol. 33) Ερωτικά
  4. (fol. 53v) Αναθηματικά ?
  5. (fol. 79v) Επιτύμβια

With an index of authors.

A note on fol. viiiv shows that this transcript was compared with a transcript by (and emended by) Salmasius which had belonged to Isaac Gruterus. There are many Latin notes and at fols. 123, 126, some additional epigrams.

Dates

  • Creation: written perhaps at the close of the 17th cent.

Extent

131 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
  • Latin

Shelfmark

MS. D'Orville 237

Former reference:

Auct. X. 1. inf. 1. 4

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 17115

Related Materials

See also MS. D'Orville 264 for a detailed comparison of the transcript with MS. D'Orville 238 and and MS. D'Orville 241.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

11 7/8 × 8 1/8 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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