Notes, written early in the 18th cent.
File
MS. D'Orville 578
Comprises:
- (fol. 5) Medical and other recipes, with an index, in German
- (fol. 49v) Mathematical puzzles copied from Wijnant van Westen's Mathematische Vermaeklijkheden, in Dutch
- (fol. 52) 'Prolegomena Mathematices', an elementary manual of arithmetic, geometry and astronomy, in Latin: beg. 'Mathematica agit 1. de nomine.'
- (fol. 81) A short manual of Politics, in German: beg. 'Caput 1. Vom Staat und dysen Eintheilung.'
- (fol. 106) Epigrams, retrograde verses and other literary curiosities, in Latin and German: with other miscellanies, one dated 1713
- (fol. 165) 'Das Sterbende Leben', a German play in five acts.
- (fol. 201) Heraldic notes, in German.
Dates
- Creation: written early in the 18th cent.
Extent
235 Leaves
Language of Materials
- German
- Dutch; Flemish
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 578
Former reference:
Auct. X. 4. 9
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 17456
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 5/8 × 7 1/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk