Canonical collection | Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University

Details

This item is described in 1 online catalogue.?

For the main catalogue entry, see: Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries

Description

From Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries

This is an extract only. For more information, see the catalogue record in Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries.

Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries contains descriptions of all known Western medieval manuscripts held in the Bodleian Libraries, and of medieval manuscripts in selected Oxford colleges. Learn more.

Title

Canonical collection

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham Gr. 13

Date

15th century

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

1. (fols 1r–1v) Joseph, Patriarch of Constantinople Letter referring to those celebrating Memorial Services on Sundays

2. (fols 2r–212r, 230) Matthew ⟨Blastares⟩ Syntagma Alphabeticum Canonum

i. (fols 2r–14v) Protheoria

ii. (fols 14v–19r) Table of Contents

iii. (fols 19r–20v) Περὶ τῆς Ὀρθοδόξου πίστεως

iv. (fols 20v–47r) Α

v. (fols 47r–62r) Β

vi. (fols 62r–83r) Γ

vii. (fols 83r–98v) Δ

viii. (fols 98v–126r) Ε

ix. (fols 126r–126v) Ζ

x. (fol. 126v) Η

xi. (fols 126v–128r) Θ

xii. (fols 128r–129v) Ι

xiii. (fols 129v–145r) Κ

xiv. (fols 145r–146v) Λ

xv. (fols 146v–163v) Μ

xvi. (fols 163v–165v) Ν

xvii. (fol. 165v) Ξ

xviii. (fol. 165v) Ο

xix. (fols 165v–184v) Π

xx. (fol. 174r) Sun’s cycles.

xxi. (fols 184v–185r) Ρ

xxii. (fols 185r–189r) Σ

xxiii. (fols 189r–200v) Τ

xxiv. (fols 200v–201v) Υ

xxv. (fols 201v, 203, 202, 219, 220, 206r) Φ (order of folios is disturbed after fol. 201, as noticed by a reader, who wrote the beginnings of the proper folio at the end of each verso)

xxvi. (fols 206r, 204, 205, 207–211v) Χ

xxvii. (fol. 211v) Ψ

xxviii. (fol. 211v) Ω

3. (fol. 212r) The offikia of the Great Church

4. (fols 212r–216r) Matthew ⟨Blastares⟩ Synopsis of the Canons of ⟨the Patriarch of Constantinople⟩ John ⟨IV⟩ Nesteutes

5. (fols 216r–216v) Niketas Metropolitan of Herakleia Responses to Questions by a certain Bishop Constantine

6. (fols 216v–218r) Nikephoros Patriarch of Constantinople Ecclesiastical Canons

7. (fols 218r–225v) John Bishop of Kitros Responses to Kabasilas, Bishop of Dyrrachion

8. (fols 225v–226v, 229r–229v) John Phournes Epistle to Gregorios Antigonites

9. (fol 227r) Nikolaos Kabasilas On the sacred vestments

10. (fols. 227r–228v) Nikolaos Kabasilas Liturgiae expositio

11. (fols. 229v–231) Leo Sapiens VI Notitiae episcopatuum

12. (fol. 230r–v) List of Latin words, tit. Λατινικαὶ λέξεις, inc. ἀδνούμιον· κατ᾽ ὄνομα διέρχεσθαι … des. φοῦρτε· ἀγωγὴ κατὰ κλεπτῶν εἰς τὸ διπλοῦν. ed. E. Kaluźniacki, ‘Λέξεις Λατινικαὶ in einer älteren bulgarisch-slovenischen Uebersetzung’, Archiv für slavische Philologie 14 (1892), pp. 86–88.

13. (fol. 231r) The offikia of the Great Church

14. (fols 231v–232v) ⟨Constantine X Doukas⟩ Novella of 1065, that the Emperor does not have the authority to appoint bishops

15. (fol. 232v) Canon referring to clerics who wanted to become monks, attributed to Photios, Patrarch of Constantinople, inc. Εἴ τις ἐπίσκοπος ἢ πρεσβύτερος, ἢ διάκονος, ἐὰν ἀποκαρῆ ἑκουσί(ως) … des. οὗτος οἱ ἐναγεῖς μιαίνουσιν. (added later by second hand). Cf. Rhalles-Potles, v, p. 405–406.

16. (fols 233v–234) Jeremias (II) Tranos, Patriarch of Constaninople Letter to priests of Cydonia in Crete, dated 1583

17. (fol. 234r) Note about John Zonaras' rule on fasting when the Annunciation falls within Holy Thursday, inc. εὕρηται ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τοῦ Ζωναρᾶ… des. μεταλαμβάνειν ἰχθύων ὅσα.(in Morezenos’ hand).

Form

codex

Support

Paper, watermark monts (?) (fols. 19r, 173r)

Physical extent

fols ii + 238 leaves

Hands

Στέφανος μητροπολίτης Μηδείας, RGK I. 366; RGK II. 503; RGK III. 584: fols 1–232v

Markos Morezenos’ additional folios of different paper: fols 1r-1v; 164b; 164c; 233v-234r; annotations throughout the texts.

Scribe C: several annotations and additions, esp. from fol 212r onwards.

Decoration

Decorated headpieces: fol. 2r; 14v; 19r; 229v; 230r

Binding

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: / CANONUM/COLLECTIO/ GR.–//M.S./ SÆC. XV./ ; in pasted black leather(?): MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 13/

Provenance

Ownership Notes: fol. ἐκ τῶν μάρκου ἱερέως τοῦ μορεζήνου fol. 2r: handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698 codex num 21/ Matthai Blastaris/ canonum collectio/ annorum/ circiter 240. ΝΘν Old Catalogue Nrs: Morezenos 59; Giustiniani 21; Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 205

View full record in Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries

See this item

Requesting: For information on how to request this item, see Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries.

Connections

People associated with this object

View full record

See this itemFind out how to request this item

Not available online