MS. D'Orville 189
Summary Catalogue no.: 17067
Contents
, Chronicon (?) (At fol. 182) 'Tαῦτά εἰαω αἱ ἐπιστολαὶ καὶ αἱ ἀποκρίσεις τὢν πνευματικὢν καὶ άγίων [?] β' γερόντων ἡσνχασάντων ἔν τινι κοινοβίῳ ὄντι ἐν τῇ περιχώρῳ Τάζης' καὶ λεγομένῳ τοὔ ἀββἂ Σερι[δον or -δωνος] ...', the first part of a long epilogue. This volume, which deserves attention, appears to be of the same character as some of those mentioned in Harless' Fabricius's Bibl. Graeca xi. 104 n, 585 n, connected with the names of Dorotheus and Barsanuphius (ὁ μέγας γέρων). [I read the contracted word before β' as μεγάλων (cf. fol. 149, 1. 1), and the abbat's name as Σεργ[οννα?] E.W.B.N.].
Strackhovius (when the first 74 leaves were still in the MS.) and Gaisford describe this MS. as a Chronicon of Symeon Metaphrastes.
Language(s): Greek
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 110 ('75'-'184') leaves
Dimensions (binding): 6.75 × 5 in.
Condition
In parts stained and rubbed
History
Origin: 14th century (?)
Provenance and Acquisition
Jacques Phillippe D'Orville of Amsterdam (1690–1751)
Jean D'Orville, b. 1734, his son, by descent
Jean D'Orville, son of Jean, by descent
Sold to the Rev. John Cleaver Banks (1765/1766–1845): purchased from him by the Bodleian
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Record Sources
Description adapted (2025) from the Summary Catalogue (1897).
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-01: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.