Life of St Basil the Younger

Title

Life of St Basil the Younger

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham Gr. 20

Date

15th century

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Paper

Physical extent

iv (fols i-ii (newer); fols iii-iv (initial 14th cent. paper) + 223 leaves. (fols 36 and 15 are omitted from foliation)

Hands

Dionysios (fol. 222v; RGK 1. 110)

Decoration

fol. 1r decorative head-piece, and above it is written ΙΣ ΧΣ.

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). The spine lettered in gilt: S. BASILII/JUNIORIS/VITA/ET/CANONES/GR./–/MS./SÆC. XIV. ; in pasted black leather: MS./HOLKHAM/Gr. 20

Provenance

Ownership Notes: fol. iv(v): αον (by a later hand): ἐκ τῶν μάρκου μορεζήνου ; fol. 1r handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon: Codex num. 36, 1698. Vita S. Basilii iunioris et canones quidam conciliorum. Annorum circiter 300. ; fol. 220r: + οὗτος ὁ βίβλος ἐστὶν ἱερέως μϊ/χαὴλ μορζῆ· καὶ ὥστις τόχεν (τολμᾷ Delehaye) κλέ/ψειν να ἔχει τὰς ἀρὰς τῶν ἁγίων/ πατέρων· καὶ τῶν ἑπτὰ συνόδων. fol. 222v: pen-trials and signatures: ὁ θέλων γράμματα μαθεῖν, καὶ/ θέλει νὰ ἐπαινεῖται· θέλει πολλὴν ὑπομονὴν. Θέλει πολλὰς ἡμέρας τιμὴν πρὸς τὸν διδάσκαλον δουκάτα πρὸς τὰς χεῖρας :- δυονίσιος ἱερωμώναχος; an illegible monokondylon

Old Catalogue Nrs: pasted paper board: 662b; fol. i: Holk. Cat. No. 88 CI B10 (below No there is another figure: 86), written in pencil; Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 86