Various works, especially by Pachomios Rhussanos and Makarios Chrysokephalos and others

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Title

Various works, especially by Pachomios Rhussanos and Makarios Chrysokephalos and others

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham Gr. 81

Date

16th century

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

MS. Holkham Gr. 81 – Part 1 (fols. 1–135)

1. (fols iv) Unfinished table of contents of fols 278 onwards; also a large T after the text.

2. (fols 1r–52r) Pachomios Rhussanos

2.i. fols 1r–18r Περὶ τῆς τῶν Ὀρθοδόξων καὶ τῶν Σαρακηνῶν πίστεως πρὀς τινας

2.ii. fols 18r–21v Ἀπολογία διαλεκτικὴ πρὸς Λατίνους

2.iii. fols 21v–39r ἔτι περὶ ⟨Καρτανιτῶν⟩ αἱρετικῶν, De Cartanitis Haereticis

2.iv. fols 23v–39r Αἱ τοῦ καταράτου Καρτάνου αἱρέσεις καὶ φληναφίαι καὶ ἡ τούτων ἀνατροπή

2.v. fols 39r–41r Πρὸς Λατίνους ἁρμόσειε δ’ ἂν καὶ κατὰ Ἀρειανῶν καὶ Σαρακηνῶν βλασφημούντων περὶ τὴν υἱότητα

2.vi. fols 41r–42v Πῶς ἐν μὲν τῇ τετάρτῃ καὶ τῇ ἕκτῃ ἡμέρᾳ διὰ τὴν τοῦ Χ(ριστο)ῦ σταύρωσιν νηστεύομεν, τοὐναντίον δὲ ἐν ταῖς μνήμαις τῶν ἁγίων μαρτύρων ἁβροτέρας μεταλαμβάνομεν τροφῆς, καίτοι παθῶν καὶ θανάτου ἀμφοτέρωθεν μνήμη/ κατὰ Σεβηριανῶν (ἀεριανῶν MS) καὶ κ(α)τ(ὰ) τοῦ Φρὰ Λούτερη ὡρισμένην μὴ εἶ(ναι) νηστείαν δογματιζόντ(ων)

2.vii. fols 42v–52r Πρὸς Διονύσιον (Διόνυσον MS ) ἱερομόναχον τὸν ἀναχωρητ(ήν)

3. (fols 52r–96v) John Chrysostom Synopsis scripturae sacrae

4. (fols 97r–99r) Niketas of Herakleia De metris

5. (fols 99r–133v) Ps.-Nonnus Scholia mythologica pseudo-Nonni

6. (fols 134r–135r) tit. Περὶ τῶν Ἀγαρηνῶν οἳ καὶ Ἰσμαηλίται λέγονται, inc. Σαρακηνοὺς δὲ ἑαυτοὺς καλοῦσιν, ὡς ἐκ τῆς Σάῤῥας μετονομασθέντας · τὸ δουλικὸν ἀποφεύγοντες ὄνομα, ἐτράπησαν δὲ εἰς ἑλληνισμόν, προσκυνήσαντες τῷ ἑωσφόρῳ ἄστρῳ καὶ τῇ ἀφροδίτῃ ἣν δὴ καὶ χάβαρ τῇ ἑαυτῶν ἐπωνόμασαν γλώσσῃ ὅπερ σημαίνει μεγάλη· ἕως μὲν οὖν τῶν ἠρακλείου χρόνων· προφανῶς εἰδωλολάτρουν ἀπὸ δὲ ἠρακλείου καὶ δεῦρο, ψευδοπροφήτης αὐτοῖς ἀνεφύη μωάμεθ ἐπονομαζόμενος· ὃς περιτυχὼν ἑβραίοις (cf. John of Damascus, De haeresibus, 100 [101] CPG 8044, ed. R. Le Coz, Jean Damascène, Ecrits sur l'islam, présentation, commentaires, et traduction, SC 383, Paris 1992, pp. 210) … des. καὶ οὕτως ἀποθανεῖν ἐβουλήθη· καὶ ἄλλα τινὰ παραληροῦντες ὀνειροπολοῦνται οἱ ἄθλιοι· καὶ τῶν αἰωνίων ἀγαθῶν ὡς ἀσεβεῖς καὶ βλάσφημοι ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι. (post textum sec manu add. αγαθονως ασεβεις), For the part beg. ὃς περιτυχὼν ἑβραίοις up to καὶ οὕτως ἀποθανεῖν ἐβουλήθη; cf. also George the monk, Chronicon breve (lib. 1–6) (redactio recentior), PG 110, 865. 45–869. 11; George Kedrenos, Compendium Historianum, ed. I. Bekker, Georgius Cedrenus Ioannis Scylitzae ope, vol. 1, Corpus scriptorum historiae Byzantinae, Bonn, 1838; pp. 739, ch. 17–741. 18.

MS Holkham gr. 81 is copied from MS Harley 5575, according to Nimo Smith, Pseudo-Nonniani in IV Orationes Gregorii Nazianzeni Commentarii, CCSG 27, Turnhout 1982 p, 19.

MS. Holkham Gr. 81 – Part 2 (fols. 136–320)

7. (fols 137r–320v) Makarios Chrysokephalos Sermons

Form

codex

Support

paper. Watermarks: fol. 52: cf. part of Ancre as in Halfinger and Harlfinger 57, d. 1556.

Physical extent

iv + 320 leaves + ii at the end paginated as 321–322.

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 possibly by John Jones of Liverpool (worked for Holkham 1816–1823. The spine lettered in gilt: / PACHOMII/ ET/ ALIORUM/OPERA// //M.S./ SÆC. XV./ ; in pasted black leather: MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 81/

Provenance

Ownership Notes: fol. iiir (at the top): Ἐκ τῶν Ἰωάννου Ἱερέος τοῦ μορεζήνου; fol. 1r, handwritten note in grey ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698· Codex 54. Pachomii de comparatione/ orthodoxe fidei cum Saracenica, et/ contra Latinos. Item Macarii Chrysso-/cephalic in novem ordines Angelorum/ et in Michaelem/ codex 200. circ./ annorum.

Old Catalogue Nrs: fol. ir: (in pencil); Holk Cat. No. 105 119 Dia13; fol. 1r (at the bottom), in brown ink): ΟΑ ον =Morezenos 71, Giustiniani 54; Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 119.

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