Symeon Metaphrastes — 12th century, second third; Byzantine
MS. Canon. Gr. 91
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Symeon Metaphrastes — 12th century, second third; Byzantine
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Gr. 91
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Byzantine
Date
12th century, second third
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Ornamental strips at the beginnings of Lives.
Decorated initials at the beginnings of Lives.
Binding
18th century, second half, Italian, for Canonici, mostly a standard style: boards unusually each in two layers of pasteboard (outer) and wood (inner); diced brown leather, tooled on each cover with blind lines and rolls to form a central panel filled with slanting lines; spine with gilt lines and red-leather title-label, with gilt lettering on both label and spine; marbled paste-downs. 367 255–259 c. 86–90 (book closed).
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
Symeon Metaphrastes, Menologion for October
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Gr. 91
Date
12th century, second third
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Greek
Symeon Metaphrastes, Menologion for October
