Various Patristic Texts

Title

Various Patristic Texts

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham Gr. 48

Date

16th c.

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Paper

Physical extent

iii (numbered as i-ii, the first as a flyleaf has no number) + 316 leaves, really 317 leaves as 306 is doubled + iii (as 315, 316 (ultl.), the last as an endleaf bears no number).

Hands

fols 1r-122r: Μιχαὴλ Ἄντριστος, RGK I, 277; fol. 122r: + ἐτελειώθη διὰ χειρὸς μιχαὴλ ἀντρήστου, ἐν ἔτει 1595ω/ Ἰούλλιος/10/ καὶ οἱ ἀναγινώσκοντες εὔχεσθε:~

fols 125–240v, 279: Μάξιμος Μαργούνιος, RGK I 259, 356, 427

fols 286–312: Λεόντιος Εὐστράτιος, RGK II 325; also unidentified hands: fols 240v-279r; 279r-280v; 281r-285r.

Decoration

Various simple headpieces before certain sections: fols 1r, 127r, 142r, 218r, 130v, 261r.

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: /THEODORETI/PSELLI/ET ALIORUM/OPERA/GR./ MS.; in pasted black leather: MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. /48.

Provenance

Ownership Notes: fol. 1r (at the top): μάρκου μορεζήνου κτῆμα, see Ε. Kakoulidi, ‘Ὁ Ἰωάννης Μορεζῆνος καὶ τὸ ἔργο του’, Κρητικὰ Χρονικά 22 (1970) 55; handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698· Codex num. 75 (post cor. 73) recentissimus/ Theodoretus in Danielem, Pselli/ quaedam et alia permulia; Signature of Th. William Coke.

Old Catalogue Nrs: fol. ir: (in pencil); Holk Cat. No. 96 75 CI.B5. fol. 1r (at the bottom, in brown ink): ΝΗον =Morezenos 58; Giustiniani 75; Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 75