Manuel Malaxos, Nomocanon in vernacular Greek

Title

Manuel Malaxos, Nomocanon in vernacular Greek

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham Gr. 14

Date

between 1562 and 1629

Language

Modern Greek (1453-)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Paper. Fols 1–2 worm-eaten with repaired margins.

Physical extent

ii + 185 leaves

Hands

The main part of the MS has been copied by the Hieromonks Ignatios and Metrophanes Koimenos Stakteas between 1562 and 1629: fol. 175v: Ὅσοι πιάσετε τὸ παρὸν νομοκάνονον νὰ τὸ διαβάζεται, μὴ μέμφεσθαι τὰ σφάλματά μου διότις τὸ ἀντιβόλαιεον ὁποῦ τὸ μετάγραψα ἤτον κακοῦ γραφέως· καὶ διατοῦτο μετα βίας ἠδυνήθην τοῦ γράψαι τὸ παρὸν ὡς ἄνωθεν· δέομαι μέμνησθαί μου: - in cryptogram (in red ink): Χεὶρ ἰγνατίου ἱερομονάχχου Χεὶρ ἱερομονάχου μητροφάνους

Binding

Typical Holkham binding of 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. Spine: RATIONALE/MONASTICUM/ G. R./ on a pasted black part: MS./HOLKHAM/Gr. 14

Provenance

fol. 175v: monokondylon: Φιλόθεος ἱερομόναχος, Πρωτοσύγκελλος Ἀλεξανδρείας. τῶ παρὸν κανονοικῶν ἔλαβα πάρα τὶνὸς ἀντωνίου, ὃς ἀδελφὸς καὶ κλίρονόμος τοῦ ἁδελφοῦ τοῦ μητροφάνους ἰεῥομονάχου κιμένου το ἐπίκλιν στάκτέας, ἐκ νήσου κρήτης· ἰερἀπέτρου ὅν ἐδορίσατὸ μει εἰς μόσυνον αὐτῶν φιλόθεος, Ἰερομόναχος τῶ ἄνοθεν·αχκθ΄

fol. iir: Th. Will. Coke Holk Cat No 32 (corrected to 31). CIA5

fol. iv Comments by William Roscoe, R.P. and C.W.J.

fol. 1r: No 25.

Old Catalogue Nrs: Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 31