Manuscripts relating to Theocritus, written in the first half of the 18th cent.
File
MS. D'Orville 267
Made up of several MSS., comprising:
- (fols. 3, 19, 29, 37, 54, 67) Collations of the Idylls, and in some cases the Epigrams, of Theocritus in the Paris 'Codices Regii' nos. 3335, 1513, 3312, 2794, Colb. 1193, Coisl. 169, with the Oxford edition of 1699
- (fols. 49, 94, cf. 35). Collations of the 'Επιτάφιον Βίωνος (Moschus, idyll 3) in the Paris 'Codices Regii' nos. 3335, 1513 & 3312, and some other MS., with the Bâle edition of 1541.
At fol. 53 is 'Γένος Θεόκρίτον άρίστον ποιητού.'.
Dates
- Creation: written in the first half of the 18th cent.
Extent
95 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 267
Former reference:
Auct. X. 1. inf. 1. 34
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 17145
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
14 1/8 × 9 1/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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