Various Patristic Texts, mainly by John Chrysostom
MS. Holkham Gr. 42
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Title
Various Patristic Texts, mainly by John Chrysostom
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham Gr. 42
Date
16th century
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
iii + 353 leaves; fol. 168 is omitted, fol. 113 is fivefold (as additional leaves, fols 113d-e are blank) and fol. 261 is doubled.
Hands
Various hands.
Decoration
Decorative headpieces preceding each section, usually in red carmine ink. Large initial letters also in the same ink.
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. CHRYSOSTO/ HOMILIÆ/ VARIÆ./ GR.–/ M S./ SÆC. XIV./ in pasted black leather: MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 42.
Provenance
Ownership Notes: fol. iii recto (at the top): handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698· Cod. Num. 59. Annorum 200./ Chrysostomi Homiliae variae. fol. 1r (on top in black ink): ἐκ τῶν μάρκου μορεζήνου.
Old Catalogue Nrs: fol. i recto: (in pencil); Holk Cat. No. 79 84 68 C2B.9; fol. 1r (bottom-middle-greyish ink): Εον, Olim Morezenos 5; Giustiniani 59; Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 68.
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People associated with this object
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Giustiniani, Giulio, of Venice, 1624-1699
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Asterius, the Sophist, -approximately 341
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Morezēnos, Iōannēs -1613
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John Chrysostom, Saint, -407
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Severian, of Gabala, active 398-408
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Jones, John, binder, of Liverpool, 1771-1831
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Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea, -approximately 390
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Socrates, Scholasticus, approximately 379-approximately 440
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Morezenos, Marcos