Volume written in Greek in two hands, middle to 3rd quarter of the 16th century
Volume written in Greek in two hands, middle to 3rd quarter of the 16th cent., with late 16th-cent.; marginalia in Latin and Greek in a third hand, containing:
- (fols. 1-5) transcripts, including the last section of Constantine Harmenopoulos, De opinionibus hereticorum, perhaps from MS. Vat. gr. 849;
- (fols. 6-76) transcript by Johannes Mauromates of Georgius Codinus, Curopalata, De officialibus palatii Constantinopolitani, beginning with ch. 2 of the printed versions, with some additional matter at the end (Gamillscheg & Harlfinger, IA, p. 99, no. 171).
The marginalia are mainly notes of the readings of a Codex Strossianus, Paris, Bibl. Nat. MS. gr. 1730, in the library of Piero Strozzi between 1550 and 1558) and (fol. 6) refer to the printed text 'nuper editum anno 1588'. MS. Vat. gr. 2374 was copied from this manuscript.
Dates
- Creation: Middle to late 16th century
Extent
78 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Gr. class. d. 140, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Gr. class. d. 140
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11293
Abstract
Volume written in Greek in two hands, middle to 3rd quarter of the 16th cent., with late 16th-cent.; marginalia in Latin and Greek in a third hand
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, no. 47286.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, J. Martini of Lugano, cat. 19 (1929), 13.
Physical Facet
vellum wrappers
Topical
- Title
- Volume written in Greek in two hands, middle to 3rd quarter of the 16th century
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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