MS. Barocci 56
Summary Catalogue no.: 56
A, B early 14th cent.
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Pace A. Turyn, The Byzantine Manuscript Tradition of the Tragedies of Euripides, Urbana 1957, p. 209 n. 200, there is no trace of Andrea Dono’s hand in this MS.; but a few titles were added by Patrick Younge.
Binding
Blind-stamped brown leather over wood, with hunting-scene designs; late Byzantine style, 15th or 16th cent.; clasps now missing. Strips of paper from a 15th cent. Greek MS. and another MS. were used to strengthen the binding.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Fol. 87v: ἡ βίβλοϲ ἥδε ἐϲτὶν ἐμοῦ Δημητρίου τοῦ Τριβώλη Πελοποννηϲίου ἐκ Ϲπάρτηϲ.
MS. Barocci 56 – Part 1
Contents
nos. 96 (beg. at φιλοϲοφίαϲ ἀπόβαϲιν p. 696a7) – 115, 117, 116, 118–131, 132, 133–143,pr. R. Hercher, Epistolographi Graeci, Paris 1873, pp. 696–728.
pr. N. Terzaghi, Synesii Cyrenensis opuscula, Rome 1944, pp. 285–293.
nos. 150–6, with subscription τέλοϲ τῶν τοῦ Ϲυνεϲίου ἐπιϲτολῶν, pr. R. Hercher, op. cit., pp. 734–8.
pr. D.C.C. Young, Theognis, Teubner 1961, pp. 86–94.
pr. R. Foerster, Libanii opera, vol. viii, Teubner 1915, pp. 33–4.
pr. R. Hercher, op. cit., as letters 20, 106, 100–3, 15, 18 of Apollonius.
nos. 5. 32, 2. 42 (includes Libanius epistula no. 1553),pr. PG 78. 1348, 484.
nos. 114, 46, pr. PG 37. 209–12, 96. The scribe headed the first letter Βαϲίλειοϲ ὁ μέγαϲ, then added the correct heading in the margin.
pr. as letters of Basil nos. 16, 334, 333, 186, 187, 330, 332, 111, 110, pr. Y. Courtonne, Paris 1957–66 (3 vols., Les Belles Lettres), see also PG 32.
pr. R. Foerster, Libanii opera, vol. xi, Teubner 1922, pp. 572 ff., as letters 7 (1586), 1 (1580), 15–22 (1594–1601), 2 (1581) §§ 1–4, 3–6 (1582–5), 8–9 (1587–8), 13–14 (1592–3), 10–12 (1589–91).
nos. 190, 191, 36, 187, 188, pr. J. Bidez–F. Cumont, Iuliani imperatoris epistulae et leges, Paris–Oxford 1922, using this MS., symbol J.
no. 18, pr. R. Foerster, op. cit., vol. viii, pp. 414–16.
nos. 1347, 717 (the former headed with Libanius’ name),pr. ibid., vol. xi, pp. 397–8, x, p. 646.
pr. ibid., pp. 63–131; book II begins on fol. 77r, a leaf lost after fol. 80 contained p. 125 l. 15 ἀλλὰ παρὰ to p. 130 l. 2 τὰ γιγνόμενα.
cc. 3–30, 32–36, 38–69a, 70–86, 88–110, 112–115, 118, pr. D.C.C. Young, Theognis, Teubner 1961, pp. 95–105.
no. 71, pr. Y. Courtonne, op. cit., vol. i, pp. 166–8.
nos. 10, 24, 38, 70, 71, 224, 190, 192, 233, 146, 30, 16, 193 (title Βιταλιανῷ), 75, 141 (breaking off at πῶϲ γὰρ οὔ 240B7), pr. PG 37.
16. 160, 162, 161, 163, 165, 168, 169 ll. 1–2, 164, 159, 170, 174, 167, 181, 182. MS. title: Ἀγαθίου εἰϲ ἄγαλμα Ἀφροδίτηϲ ἐν Κνίδῳ, subscription Ἀγαθίαο ϲοφιϲτοῦ ταῦτ’ ἐπιγράμματ’ ἄριϲτα.
1, 2, 10, pr. N. Terzaghi, Synesii Cyrenensis hymni, Rome 1939, pp. 7–34, 64, using this MS., symbol O. Text here written in five columns. Subscription after hymn 2 (fol. 99r) γεωργίοιο ἀλιτροῖο ὕμνοι ἔνεϲτιν (sic) οὗτοι.
nos. 815, 807, 806, 792, 748, 679, 688, 1009, 42, 460, 758, 49, 391, 369, 316, 22, 25, 26, 32, 35, 140, 719, 44, 69, 565, pr. R. Foerster, op. cit., vols. x–xi.
2. 15, pr. PG 37. 766–778.
8. 92–100, with divisions between poems inadequately marked.
2. 27,pr. PG 37. 854–6.
2. 26, pr. PG 37. 851–4, with extra heading at l. 18 ἑτέρα εἰϲ τὸν αὐτόν.
= part of oration 30 K (10 D), pr. B. Keil, Aristidis Smyrnaei quae supersunt omnia, vol. ii, Berlin 1898, pp. 207, 8–209, 12.
= oratio vi, pr. R. Foerster, op. cit., vol. i, pp. 354–60.
pr. ibid., vol. viii, pp. 267 ff.; breaks off at 272 l. 15 πολεμοῦϲι χρηϲτά.
end,pr. ibid., vol. viii, pp. 465–8, from τὴν δεξιὰν ἐκτετακὼϲ p. 466 l. 5 to the end.
= oration vii, pr. ibid., vol. i, pp. 373–6.
nos. 1236, 1238 (owing to loss of fol(s). after 112 breaks off at γένοιτο, vol. xi, p. 319 l. 4), 331 (beginning at τοὺϲ παῖδαϲ, vol. x, p. 311, l. 9), 333, 352, 197, 314, 1058, 872, 693, 696, 699, 700, 1041, 711, 746, 754, 780, 797, 509, 511, 515, 923, 1039, 969, 838, 844, 847, 851 (owing to loss of fol(s). after 118 breaks off at ἀλλ’ ἅπερ ἂν, vol. xi, p. 10, l. 15), 109 (beginning at τὸν παρόντα, vol. x, p. 108, l. 14), 114, 119, 121, 122, 123, 125, 127, 136, 137, 143, 131, 150, 163, 167, 173, 175, 182, 184, 192, 195, 210, 221, 224, 226, 237, 238, 239, 242, 245, 247, 248, 253, 255 (owing to loss of fol(s). after 126 breaks off at παντὸϲ ἐλθεῖν, vol. x, p. 243, l. 13), 282 (beginning at ϲυγγενῆ p. 268 l. 2), 298, 299, 301, 332, 345, 348, 72, 1330, 1155, 1257, 1340, 1288, 323, 947, 956, 957, 410, 1231, 1233, 1228, 1202, 1171, 1151, 1134 (owing to loss of fol(s). after 131 breaks off at δάκρυϲι, vol. xi, p. 235 l. 7).
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
Ruling: 28 lines.
Hand(s)
Probably two scholarly hands: A fols. 1r–83v, 95r–131v; B fols. 84r–94v, very similar.
Decoration
Rubrication: red ink for titles and headpiece on fol. 35r, much faded owing to damage by moisture.
History
MS. Barocci 56 – Part 2
Contents
with lacuna between fols. 147–8 containing τί ταῦτα πρὸϲ Χαρίτων, Jacobitz vol. iii, p. 38 § I, as far as ποικίληϲ τινὸϲ p. 46 § 11, and another between fols. 151–2 containing μετιέναι περιττὸν εἶναί μοι, p. 62 § 31 to the end of the work.
beg. after lacuna with ζηλοῦν ἀξιῶν, p. 178 § 10 Jacobitz.
breaking off at Ἀλκιβιάδηϲ p. 467 § 16 Jacobitz.
beg. after lacuna καὶ τῶν μύρων p. 86 § 23 Jacobitz; after αὐτὴν μοιχείαϲ p. 91 § 31 the text deviates into what appears to be a series of badly jumbled excerpts, beg. μάλιϲθ’ ὅταν τὰ ϲεμνότατα, ends χαίρουϲιν ἀποϲκώπτουϲι καὶ λοιδορούμενοι.
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
Ruling: 27 lines.
Hand(s)
Probably two scholarly hands: A fols. 132r–171r, 172v–175r; B fols. 171r–172r.
Decoration
Rubrication: red ink (faded) for titles and initials. Scholia by A and another contemporary hand, not all corresponding to those in H. Rabe’s edition.
History
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2017-07-01: First online publication.