Theodorus Prodromus 13th cent.

Title

Theodorus Prodromus 13th cent.

Shelfmark

MS. Barocci 214

Date

16th century, first half

13th century, end to 14th century, beginning

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Paper. Fols. 1–8: Western paper, watermark unidentifiable. 15th cent. Fols. 9–328: Oriental paper.

Physical extent

iv + 329 leaves.

Decoration

Rubrication: titles, initials (occasionally zoomorphic) and penwork headings in vermilion, bistre and blue; lemmata marked in same colours. On fols. 254v, 260r, 267r, 273r, 283r, 295r, 301r the scribe drew with a compass two concentric semi-circles at the right of the page and left the space within blank, on both recto and verso.

Binding

Binding of vellum over boards, late 18th cent.; quires strengthened by earlier binder with paper strips from Latin and Greek books, the latter perhaps liturgical. Fore-edges painted blue.

Provenance

Fol. 310v ἐγὼ πάπαϲ Δημήτριοϲ ὁ ἐπιϲκόπουλοϲ ἀγόραϲα ἐτοῦτον τὸ βιβλίον ἀπὸ τὸν μακαρίτην τὸν πατέραν τοῦ τζαμάντουα̣ϲ̣ (last word in different ink), 15th cent.