Old fly-leaves
MS. Arm. b. 1
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Old fly-leaves
Shelfmark
MS. Arm. b. 1
Language
Armenian
Contents
1. f. 1 Title: Contains Matt XV.14-31, with marginal Eusebian section-numbers
2. f. 2 Title: Contains Matt. XXV. 45 - XXVI. 17, with marginal Eusebian section-numbers.
3. f. 3 Title: Contains Matt. XXVI. 34-45, with marignal Eusebian section-numbers.
4. f. 4 Title: Contains parts ot Mark VIII. 38 - IX. 6, with marginal Eusebian section-numbers.
5. f. 5 Title: Contains Luke VII. 19-29, with marginal Eusebian section-numbers.
6. f. 6 Title: The lower part of a leaf, containin on the recto Luke VIII. 16, 18, 19, and on the verso Luke VIII. 21, 22, 24.
7. f. 7 Title: Two fragments of different MSS. The first fragment contains Luke VIII. 51, 54-56; the second Luke XXI. 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, with marginal Eusebian section-numbers.
9. f. 8 Title: The fragments formed part of the same copy of the Gispels: they contain, of course with some deficiencies, the passages Luke IX. 1-12, with marginal Eusebian section-numbers, and 42-57.
11. f. 10 Title: Contains part of the Ritual, viz. a portion of the Canon of the third day of the Burial of a priest; parts of these lessons and prayers are not in the printed editions.
12. f. 12 Title: Contains the latter part of the Canon of the Benediction of cereals, harvest, and vintage, and nearly all the Prayer in time of drought (Վասն Երաշտութեան).
13. f. 13 Title: Belonging to a lectionary for festivals (Տօնական), it contains on the recto the latter part of Matt. XXIII.37-39, followed by the heading of the day of commemoration of the council of Ephesus on the 30th of Arats (=Feb. 18) followed ny the historical discourse of Philoxenus, bishop of Mabug (Membij in Syria), on the same council, in framgents. Title: Երանելւոյն Փիղիքսիանոսի Նաբուքայ եպիսկապոսի (sic) Պատճառք ժողովոյն …յ եւ Եփեսոսի քակտոիմն Նստորի (sic) …
14. f. 14 Title: Belonged to a Lectionary for festivals (Տօնական), and contains the last lines of the 42nd lesson and the beginning of the homily of Theodotus, bishop of Ancyra, on the Nativity of Christ. Title: ԽԲ. Թեոդոտոսի եպիսկոպոսի Անկիւրա [խաւսք ի] ծնունդն տ՟ն մերոյ յ՟ի ք՟ի …
15. f. 15 Title: Contains a portion of the XVIth (according to the Greek text, XXth) of the Lesser Monastic Rules (called in the Armenian Հարցողաց գիրք) of St. Basil, but part of the second page is almost or quite illegible.
16. f. 16 Title: The lower part of a leaf: on the first page, after these words of the end of some ascetic treatise, հանդերձեալքս, եւ բազում փութոյ արժանաւորք այժմուքս, follows the garbled title: Վասն եղբայրսիրու - On brotherly love. On the verso: առաքինութեամբ: ԻԲ. Աղաւթք առա՟ծ վասն յառաքինութեան յառաջադիմութեան - XXII. Prayer to God for progress in virtue.
17. f. Title: Contains 4 fragments of the works of Evagrius of Pontus. Title: a) Եւագրեայ Բան խրատու. Զերախայրին կալոյ իմոյ …; b) Եւագրեայ Առ մարտիրոսն.; c) Նորին Եւագրեայ .Եթէ ունիցիս ընդ քեւ եղբարս …; d) Հաւատք որ ի Նիկիայ
21. f. 21 Title: [Unidentified content]
22. f. 22 Title: A leaf of the Gospels containt Marl X. 15-38, with marginal Eusebian section-numbers, and with corresponding harmonies at the bottom of the page.
23. f. 23 Title: A leaf of a Ritual, containt part of the service for the Burial of a priest.
24. f. 24 Title: Contains portions of miral treatises.
26. f. 26 Title: a) Fragment of a commentary on Is.XL.8, discoursing the superior excellence of the soul as compared to the body; b) Two extracts from Lives of Fathers; c) Fragment of some unknwon commentary, in which the Temptation of Jesus in the wilderness is spoken of.
28. f. 30 Title: Fragments of a lectionary.
29. f. 30 Title: (Verso:) End of a homily; (Recto:) Beginning of the Homily of John Chrysostom on the Incomprehensible
30. f. 31 Title: Hosea V.7-13
31. f. 32 Title: Luke XIV.16-32
32. f. 33 Title: Matt. XIVII.12 - XIX. 12, in fragments.
33. f. 35 Title: (Recto:) Last verse of Matthew; (Verso:) Mark I.12-13 in seven lines.
34. f. 36 Title: Luke XII. 19-40, XIII.22 - XIV.7, with marginal section-numbers or Ammonian canons.
35. f. 38 Title: Matt. III.13 - IV.8
36. f. 39 Title: Mark V.13-33, VII.24-28, IX.17-33, X.43-45, XIII. 2-3, XIII.8-9,11-12.
Form
codex
Hands
Unknown script
Acquisition
A number of the leaves contained within this MS. were taken from other MSS. in the Bodleian collection; others were given by Dr. Baronian.
Subject
Passion Narratives (Gospels)
Lectionary preaching
Armenian Church -- Liturgy
John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407
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