Collations of, and notes on, Latin writers, chiefly copied by C. J. Strackhovius, almost all from D'Orville MSS., written in about the middle of the 18th cent. by C. J. Strackhovius, etc.
File
MS. D'Orville 586
The chief of collations and notes are:
- (fol. 22) notes on Lucan by E. G. Arnald
- (fols. 52, 101, 117) Manilius
- (fol. 188) 'Prolegomena de Geographia & auctoribus qui earn partem-iirustrarunt', beg. 'Geographia dicitur a yaîa, ' imperfect at end. On fols. 1-21a is a Dutch 'Beschreiving van de Geographie.'
- (fol. 205) Notes on Pomponius Mela, in J. P. D'Orville's hand, imperfect.
Dates
- Creation: written in about the middle of the 18th cent. by C. J. Strackhovius, etc.
Extent
272 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 586
Former reference:
Auct. X. 5. 11
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 17464
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 3/4 × 7 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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