Ars rhetorica, data a Nicolao Morin and Abregé de la Poesie francoise, donnée par M. Gibert, Recteur de l'Vniuersité , written in A.D. 1720 at Paris
Comprises:
1 (fol. 1). 'Ars rhetorica, data a Nicolao Morin. Anno 1720', a course of nine lectures, with 'progymnasmata' and (fol. 113) arguments of some of Cicero's Orations.
2 (fol. 128). 'Abregé de la Poesie francoise, donnée par M. Gibert, Recteur de l'Vniuersité, 1720.'.
Both these works appear to be connected with Paris, and are illustrated by some engraved portraits and by some printed tables.
Dates
- Creation: written in A.D. 1720 at Paris
Extent
154 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Montagu e. 12
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. V, no. 25410.
Custodial History
Bought on March 4, 1829, for £1 4s. (by Montagu ?).
Old (until about 1890) MS. Montagu no. 13-14.
Physical Facet
On paper; binding, red morocco with gold ornament, contemporary French work
Dimensions
8 5/8 × 6 5/8 in.
Repository Details
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