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Amphilochius — Multiple dates; Byzantine

MS. Selden Supra 9

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Title

Amphilochius — Multiple dates; Byzantine

Sermons, Lives of Saints — Multiple dates; Byzantine

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Supra 9

Date

(Palimpsest, lower scripts) 9th or 10th century to 12th century

14th century, beginning.

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Contents

MS. Selden Supra 9 – Part 1
1. (palimpsest, upper script) Sermons
2. (palimpsest, upper script) Amphilochius Vita S. Basilii
3. (palimpsest, lower script) Liturgical manuscript(s)
4. (palimpsest, lower script) Old Testament lectionary
5. (palimpsest, lower script) New Testament lectionary
MS. Selden Supra 9 – Part 2
Sermons
Lives of Saints

Acquisition

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659

Provenance

John Selden, 1584–1654

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Title

Amphilochius, etc. and Sermons, Lives of Saints

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Supra 9

Summary

Amphilochius, etc. and Sermons, Lives of Saints. A palimpsest, composed of fragments of:

Fols, 1-43, one or two 11th cent. liturgical MSS.

Fols. 44-121, an O. T. lectionary of the 12th cent., = Holmes and Parson's no. 132

Fols. 122-7, a N. T. lectionary, written in uncials of the 9th or 10th cent. = Tisch. Greg. Apostolus 84.

Date

9th-14th century

Language

Modern Greek (1453-)

Physical extent

127 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 3411 acquired by the Bodleian Library

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Collection contents

Manuscripts of John Selden

Amphilochius, etc. and Sermons, Lives of Saints

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  • Amphilochius, Saint, Bishop of Iconium, active 373-394

  • Selden, John, 1584-1654

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