Augustine, De gratia et libero arbitrio, translation into Greek by Joannes Kasomates

Title

Augustine, De gratia et libero arbitrio, translation into Greek by Joannes Kasomates

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham Gr. 113

Date

16th c. (post 1571, year of the completion of the translation as given on fol. ir)

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Paper

Physical extent

: iv + 97 + i at the end foliated as 98.

Hands

Ἰωάννης Ζαχαρίας, RGK I, 164; fol. 98v in brown ink: ιωάνου ζαχαρίου. Written in a black ink vertically: + ου ω ο μρ

Decoration

: initials of ΙΣ|ΧΣ and between those two a small cruciform meander.

Binding

Contemporary (post 1571) vellum binding. Spine has a text which is not entirely legible: ΙΧ … Front cover: i) in a frame as head-piece: αὐγουστίνου ἐπισκόπου ὑπόνος περὶ αὐτεξουσίου τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ ii) augustinus

Back cover: i) (in majuscule): ἈΥΓΟΥΣΤΙ´ΝΟΥ/ ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥ/ἸΠΠΟ´ΝΟΣ ii) two cruciform meanders: the first smaller bears in two sides: ΙΣ| ΧΣ; the second meander is larger and purely decorative.

The volume is in a box which imitates the 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. Produced possibly by John Jones of Liverpool (worked for Holkham 1816-1823).

The spine of the box lettered in gilt: / S. /AUGUSTINI/ DE/ GRATIA & C./; in pasted black leather: MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 113/

Provenance

Ownership Notes: fol. 1r: ex-libris Markos Morezenos (top, center in brown ink): ἐκ τῶν μαρκου μορζήνου θύτου.

Catalogue Nrs: paste down (in pencil): Holk Cat No sup lin 136 (numbers have been crossed out three times)/ MS. Holkham Gr. 113; fol. iv(v) centre (in brown ink): ΚΔον= Morezenos 24, fol. 1r: handwritten note by B. de Montfaucon, bottom (brown ink): 1698· codex num 32· annorum/ 250· circ· Augustini de /Gratia et Libero arbitrio = Giustiniani 32. Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 136