A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Gr. th. b. 8

Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)

Guardbook of theological fragments, acquired from various sources, 1926–1966.

Physical Description

Composite: six parts

MS. Gr. th. b. 8 – Part 1

Contents

Apophthegmata
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Interlaced headpiece and initial (fol. 6v). (Hutter iii. 63)

History

Origin: 11th century ; Byzantine, provinces (?)

MS. Gr. th. b. 8 – Part 2

Contents

John Chrysostom, De Lazaro concio (fragment)
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 11th century ; Byzantine, Constantinople (?)

MS. Gr. th. b. 8 – Part 3

Contents

Lectionary

Fragment, containing Simeon Metaphrastes, Vita Cyriaci.

Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 11th century, late or 12th century, early

MS. Gr. th. b. 8 – Part 4

Contents

John Chrysostom, Aduersos Iudaeos oratio (fragment)
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 10th century

MS. Gr. th. b. 8 – Part 5

Contents

John Chrysostom, In Iohannem homilia (fragment)
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 11th century, end

MS. Gr. th. b. 8 – Part 6

Contents

Homily on the Baptism of Christ (unidentified, fragment)
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description by Elizabeth Solopova and Matthew Holford, based on Barbara Crostini Lappin, A catalogue of medieval and Renaissance Greek manuscripts acquired by the Bodleian Library since 1916 (Oxford 2003), pp. 183–193.

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2017-07-01: First online publication.