Lives of saints and various sermons

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Title

Lives of saints and various sermons

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham Gr. 26

Date

14th–15th c.

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

1. (fols 1r–11v) Commentary on the Gospel of the Second Coming (Mt. 25: 31–46)

2. (fols 12r–95v) Nikephoros, priest of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople Life of St Andrew the Fool

3. (fols 96r–107v) ‘Ephrem the Greek’ Sermo in pulcherrimum Ioseph

4. (fols 108r–115v) Life of Mary of Egypt

5. (fols 115v–122v (now fol.126r)) De acathisto

6. (fols 123r (now fol. 125v)–130r) De nativitate Christi

7. (fols 130r–139v) Germanos of Constantinople Homilia in annuntiationem s. deiparae

8. (fols 139v–145r) Passion of St Mamas

9. (fols 145v–152v) Passion of St Niketas, son of the Emperor Maximian

10. (fols 153r–163v) Book of Tobit

11. (fols 164r–167v) John Chrysostom In s. Theophania seu baptismum Christi

12. (fol. 167v) Comment. on Matthew 11: 11

13. (fols 168r–183r) Passion of St Eustathios Placidas (and his companions)

14. (fols 183v–189r) ‘Ephrem the Greek’ Sermo de communi resurrectione, de paenitentia et de caritate, et in secundum adventum d. n. I. C.

15. (fols 189v–195r) Life of St Peter, the publican

16. (fols 195v–207v) Antoniοs the Hagiographer Vita Symeonis Stylitae senioris

17. (fols 208r–209v) ⟨John Chrysostom⟩ De caritate

18. (fols 210r–217v) ‘Ephrem the Greek’ Sermo de virtutibus et vitiis (capita xxii)

19. (fols 218r–230r) Anastasios of Sinai Homilia in sextum Psalmum

20. (fols 230v–231v) ⟨Narration about Sozomenos the merciful⟩

21. (fols 231v–237r) Patristic florilegium

22. (fols 237v–239v) ⟨pseudo⟩-Methodius Apocalypsis

Form

codex

Support

Paper

Physical extent

ii + 242 leaves

Decoration

Various Head-pieces before each text (mainly in red carmine ink), fols 1r; 12r; 96r; 108r; 115v; 125v; 130r; 153r; 164r; 168r; 183v; 189v; 195v; 208r; 218r; 230v; 237v; Decorated initial capital letters.

Binding

Re-backed Holkham binding of mid-brown calf leather over pasteboards, with Coke family ostrich crest in gilt in the centre of the upper cover; guilt turn-ins. Date: early nineteenth century. Rebound by John Jones of Liverpool (worked for Holkham 1816–1823). The spine lettered in gilt: VITÆ/ SANCTORUM/ ET/ HOMILIÆ/ VARIÆ/ GR.–/MS./ SÆC. XIV. in pasted black leather: MS. HOLKHAM Gr. 26.

Provenance

Ownership Notes: fol. ir: handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698. Codex: num. 66. Vitae SS. et Homiliae/ Variae pp. ad(?) annorum 250. circiter.

Old Catalogue Nrs: fol. 1r ΜΘον, Morezenos 49, Giustiniani 66; Holkham Hall.

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