John Xiphilinos, Collection of Homilies, mainly for Sundays and for Saints’ feasts falling on Sundays.
MS. Holkham Gr. 66
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Title
John Xiphilinos, Collection of Homilies, mainly for Sundays and for Saints’ feasts falling on Sundays.
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham Gr. 66
Date
16th century
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
ii + 439 leaves (really ii + 426 ; fols 12, 32, 186, 223, 250–259 have been omitted; fol. 18 has two parts).
Hands
Several Scribes. Attribution by Barbour, 604 to the hand of Μάξιμος Μαργούνιος (RGK I 259, RGK II 356, RGK III 427) is erroneous. See RGK I 259, p. 143.
Decoration
fol. 1r: The sign of cross with the initials ΙΣ ΧΣ Ν Κ written in its four corners. Various head pieces preceding each homily.
Binding
Typical Holkham binding of brown leather, with Coke family ostrich crest in gilt in the centre of the upper cover; Date: early nineteenth century. Rebound by John Jones of Liverpool (worked for Holkham 1816–1823). The spine lettered in gilt: / JOANNIS/ XIPHILINI/ EXPLICATIO/ EVANGELIORUM/ GR.// OPERA/-/M.S./ SÆC. XIV./; in pasted black leather: MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 66/
Provenance
Catalogue Nrs: 1st paste down in its verso (in the centre, in pencil): MS. Holkham Gr. 66; fol. i(r), in pencil: Holk. -Cat. No 124 106 115 D6A2; fol. 1r (right margin): handwritten note in brown ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698· Cod. num 20. Joannis Xiphilini Explicatio Euangeliorum per annum annorum circiter 250; (botton): ΛΔ= Morezenos 34, Giustiniani 20. Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 106.
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