Gospels ('Gospels of Gavril'), Gospel of Matthew preceded by a list of chapters with indications of parallel passages and the prefaces of Theophylact, Archbishop of Bulgaria., Gospel of Mark preceded by a list of chapters with indications of parallel passages and the prefaces of Theophylact, Archbishop of Bulgaria., Gospel of Luke preceded by a list of chapters with indications of parallel passages and the prefaces of Theophylact, Archbishop of Bulgaria., Gospel of John preceded by a list of chapters with indications of parallel passages and the prefaces of Theophylact, Archbishop of Bulgaria., List of Gospel readings for the moveable feasts., List of Gospel readings for the immoveable feasts., List of Gospel readings for weekdays., List of Gospel readings for various occasions., Table of Gospel and Epistle readings for the weeks of the Octoechos Cycle., List of Prokimena before Gospel readings for Sundays of the Octoechos Cycle. — 1429; Moldavia (Romania), Neamţ, Orthodox monastery

Title

Gospels ('Gospels of Gavril'), Gospel of Matthew preceded by a list of chapters with indications of parallel passages and the prefaces of Theophylact, Archbishop of Bulgaria., Gospel of Mark preceded by a list of chapters with indications of parallel passages and the prefaces of Theophylact, Archbishop of Bulgaria., Gospel of Luke preceded by a list of chapters with indications of parallel passages and the prefaces of Theophylact, Archbishop of Bulgaria., Gospel of John preceded by a list of chapters with indications of parallel passages and the prefaces of Theophylact, Archbishop of Bulgaria., List of Gospel readings for the moveable feasts., List of Gospel readings for the immoveable feasts., List of Gospel readings for weekdays., List of Gospel readings for various occasions., Table of Gospel and Epistle readings for the weeks of the Octoechos Cycle., List of Prokimena before Gospel readings for Sundays of the Octoechos Cycle. — 1429; Moldavia (Romania), Neamţ, Orthodox monastery

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Gr. 122

Place of origin

Moldavia (Romania), Neamţ, Orthodox monastery

Date

1429

Language

Church Slavic

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i + 314 + ileaves,

Hands

Conservative uncial with regular diacritics for the main text, a smaller less formal uncial for colophons.

Cursive with many ligatures for the accompanying Greek text.

Decoration

Four full-page miniatures of the evangelists (ff. 6v, 89v, 144v, 235v).

Ornamental headpieces (ff. 2, 7, 87, 90, 142, 145, 233, 236, 300, 305).

Decorative initials (ff. 3, 7, 87v, 90, 145, 232v, 236).

Binding

Modern, brown leather on boards, tooled.

Acquisition

Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817.

Provenance

Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805

Giuseppe Canonici , -1807

Title

Gospels ('Gospels of Gavril')

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Gr. 122

Date

1429

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Physical extent

1 volume