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Title

Sermons, mainly for feasts of Christ and the Virgin, by various authors

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham Gr. 23

Date

16th cent.

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

1. (fol iii(v)) pasted leaf in Morezenos’ hand with memoires from years 1607 and 1608.

2. (fols iv(r)–vi(v)) Table of Contents

3. (fols 1r–20r) George of Nicomedia In S. Mariam sub cruce

4. (fols 20v–31r) Gregory of Antioch Homilia in mulieres unguentiferas

5. (fols 31v–37v) ⟨Basil of Seleucia⟩ Homilia in sanctum Pascha

6. (fols 37v–40v) John Chrysostom Homilia in sanctum Pascha

7. (fols 41r–57v) Hesychius of Jerusalem (?) Sermo in Pascha

8. (fols 57v–71r) John of Thessalonica Homilia in mulieres ungentiferas

9. (fols 71v–72v) blank.

10. (fols 73r–78r) Proclus, Patriarch of Constantinople Homilia i. De laudibus S. Mariae

11. (fols 78r–83v) Anastasios of Antioch Sermo i in annuntiationem S. Mariae

12. (fols 84r–89v) John Chrysostom De occursu Domini, de Deipara et Symeone

13. (fols 90r–106r) John of Damascus Homilia ii in dormitionem b. u. Mariae

14. (fols 106v–114r) John Chrysostom In natalem Christi diem

15. (fols 114v–119r) Germanus of Constantinople Homilia ii in praesentationem s. deiparae

16. (fols 119v–120v) blank.

17. (fols 121r–135r) Gregory of Nazianzus In Theophania (or. 38)

18. (fols 137r–149v) Andrew of Crete In nativitatem B. Mariae IV

19. (fols 150r–158r) ⟨Ps.-⟩Athanasios of Alexandria Sermo de descriptione deiparae

20. (fols 158r–171v) Gregory of Nyssa Oratio in diem natalem Salvatoris

21. (fols 171v–184v) George of Nicomedia In Deiparae ingressum in templum

22. (fols 185r–185v) Dialogue of a certain scholastikos with St Symeon the New Theologian

23. (fols 187r–190r) John Chrysostom In oraculum Zachariae redditum

24. (fols 190r–193r) John Chrysostom In duodecim apostolos Sermo

25. (fols 190r–212r) John Chrysostom Contra theatra sermo

26. (fols 212r–215r) ⟨Pantoleon the Monk⟩ Homilia in exaltationem Crucis

27. (fols 215r–218v) Joseph of Thessalonica Homilia de sancta cruce

28. (fols 219r–235r) Andrew of Crete Homilia de humana vita et de defunctis

29. (fols 235v–242r) John Chrysostom Quod mortui non ita vehementer plangendi sint, Ecloga 45

30. (fols 242v–254av) John Chrysostom De patientia sermo 1

31. (fols 254br–270v) John of Damascus De his qui in fide dormierunt

32. (fols 271r–358v) John Chrysostom De Lazaro Conciones 1–5

33. (fols 359r–366r) John Chrysostom In Eutropium

34. (fols 366r–374v) John Chrysostom In illud: Ne timueritis cum dives factus fuerit homo, homilia 2

35. (fols 375r–392r) Methodios of Olympus Sermo de Simeone et Anna

Form

codex

Support

paper

Physical extent

vii + 394 leaves (134 omitted and 254 doubled as 254a, 254b)

Hands

Several hands (even within the same work there are many changes in hands; see fols 150r-158r; 158r-171v; 171v-184v; 271r-358v).

Decoration

Head-piece decorative pieces mainly in red and black ink, before each work: fols ivr, 1r, 20v, 31v, 41r, 57v, 73r, 121r, 137r, 212r, 219r, 254br, 271r, 298r, 312r, 348v, 375r.

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: DIVERSORUM/ PATRUM/ HOMILIÆ/ GR.– M.S./ SÆC. XV./ in pasted black leather(?):in pasted black leather(?): MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 23/

Plant fragments, found in the text-block, preserved in a special transparent case at the end-leaf, d. 1994.

Provenance

Ownership Notes: fol. ivr: handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698. Codex num. 60. 200 circiter annorum Homiliae/ diversorum partum. Old Catalogue Nrs: fol. ir: Holk. Cat. – No 96 C 2 Β.10 (96 and 120 have been crossed out; all written in pencil); Morezenos 65. Giustiniani 60. Flyleaf: 662 h. fol. ivr: ΞΕον

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