Works by Nemesios of Emesa, Damascius and Theophylact Simocatta.

Title

Works by Nemesios of Emesa, Damascius and Theophylact Simocatta.

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham Gr. 107

Date

16th century

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Paper

Physical extent

ii + 134 + iii end flyleaves foliated as 135–137.

Hands

i) fols 1r-9r: hand of 16th c.; ii) fols 10r-128, 130r-131r, 132v-134r: Μάξιμος Μαργούνιος, See RGK I, 259; RGK II, 356; RGK III, 427.

Binding

Typical Holkham binding of light brown 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: / GREGORII/ NYSSENI/ DE/ ANIMA/ ET/ ALIORUM/ OPERA./ GR.//MS./; in pasted black leather: MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 107/

Provenance

Ownership Notes: fol. i(v) (in black ink): signature of Thomas William Coke; fol. v(r): ἐκ τῶν Ἰωάννου ἱερέως τοῦ μορζήνου; fol. 1r: ἐκ τῶν μάρκου μορζήνου τοῦ κρητὸς καὶ θύτου. Catalogue Nrs: paste down (in pencil), fol. i(v): MS. Holkham Gr. 107; fol. i(v) left corner bottom (in pencil) 663 a. fol. ii(r) (in pencil): Holk Cat. No 63 (subscr. 60) CIA13 / = Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 60. fol. 1r: handwritten note in grey ink by B. de Montfaucon: Cod. 46./ annorum circ./ 250. Gregorii/ Nysseni de/ Anima/ Damascii/ quaedam.= Giustiniani 46; (at the bottom, in brown ink): ΞΓον =Morezenos 63.