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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

1. (fols 1r–1v, 3r) Table of Contents, tit.: Πίναξ τοῦ παρόντος βιβλίου· ὀνομαζομένου, τὰ Σαλπίγγια τοῦ χρισοστόμου.
2. (fols 2r–2v, 4r–23v) ?Apollinaris of Laodicea In sanctum pascha sermones 1–3
3. (fols 13v–15r) John Chrysostom In Sanctum Pascha Sermo 4
4. (fols 15r–20r) John Chrysostom In Sanctum Pascha Sermo 5
5. (fols 20r–30r) John Chrysostom In Sanctum Pascha Sermo 6
6. (fols 30v–42v) John Chrysostom In Sanctum Pascha Sermo 7
7. (fols 43r–52r) John Chrysostom De resurrectione d. n. Iesu Christi
8. (fols 53r–102v) John Chrysostom De Incomprehensibili Dei Natura Homiliae 1–5
9. (fols 103r–109v) John Chrysostom Contra Anomoeos homilia 11
10. (fols 110r–208v) John Chrysostom Adversus Iudaeos
11. (fols 208v–217r) John Chrysostom In illud: Voluntarie enim peccantibus (Hebr. 10, 26)
12. (fols 217r–235r) John Chrysostom In illud: Vidua eligatur (1 Tim. 5, 9)
13. (fols 235v–266v) John Chrysostom De prophetiarum obscuritate Homiliae 1–2
14. (fols 267r–279v) John Chrysostom De diabolo tentatore homilia 1
15. (fols 280r–289r) John Chrysostom In Illud: Domine non est in homine (Ier. 10, 23)
16. (fols 289r–294v) ⟨Asterios the sophist⟩ In Psalmum 4 (homilia 5)
17. (fols 294v–303r) ?John Chrysostom Appendices, In illud, Ascendit Iesus in templum et docebat (Ioh. 7, 14), et in illud, Non veni ut iudicem mundum (Ioh. 12, 47)
18. (fol. 303r) ⟨Socrates the scholastic⟩ Historia Ecclesiastica
19. (fols 303v–314r) John Chrysostom Homilia de capto Eutropio
20. (fols 314r–329v) ⟨Severian of Gavala⟩ In Chananaeam et Pharaonem
21. (fols 330r–340v) ⟨Severian of Gavala⟩ De Christo pastore et oue
22. (fols 340v–345r) John Chrysostom Appendices, De fide et lege naturae

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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Connections

People associated with this object

  • Giustiniani, Giulio, of Venice, 1624-1699

  • Asterius, the Sophist, -approximately 341

  • Morezēnos, Iōannēs -1613

  • John Chrysostom, Saint, -407

  • Severian, of Gabala, active 398-408

  • Jones, John, binder, of Liverpool, 1771-1831

  • Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea, -approximately 390

  • Socrates, Scholasticus, approximately 379-approximately 440

  • Morezenos, Marcos

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