Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus with selective marginal notes and glosses in Latin
MS. Holkham Gr. 87
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus with selective marginal notes and glosses in Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham Gr. 87
Place of origin
Italy
Date
16th century
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Paper. Watermark: two types of eagles.
Physical extent
: iv + 51 leaves + (i-iii foliated as 52–54 (ult.)
Hands
One unprofessional Italian hand.
Decoration
fol. iv (r): Elementary decorative sign accompanies the title in Latin.
Binding
Holkham binding of green 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: / SOPHOCLES/ŒDIP./COL. / in pasted black leather: MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 87.
Provenance
The terminus post quem is 1502. The scribe copied the text from the Aldine edition (Σοφοκλέους τραγωδίαι ἑπτὰ μετ᾽ ἐξηγήσεων. Sophoclis tragaediae septem cum commentariis, Venice, 1502) as proved by A. Turyn, Studies in the manuscript tradition of the Tragedies of Sophocles, Urbana, 1952, p. 199.
Ownership Notes: fol. iiir (top, right in brown ink): signature of Thomas William Coke.
Old Catalogue Nrs: paste down (in pencil): MS. Holkham Gr. 87; fol. 1(v) (in pencil): MS. Holkham Gr. 87; fol. iir: No 269 271, CD2B4. Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 271
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