MS. Holkham Gr. 13
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Diktyon no.: 48081
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Language(s): Greek
περὶ τῶν π(ο)ιούντων καὶ διδασκόντων μνημόσυνα ἐν ταῖς ἀναστασιμαις ἡμεραὶς, inc. ὁ θεὸς ἣν μὲν ἀεὶ … des. ἵνα καὶ ἡμεῖς μέτοχοι γενόμεθα τῆς ἀναστάσεως Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, αὐτῷ … ἀμήν. (fols 1r-1v were possibly added by Mark Morezenos)
Tit. Σύνταγμα κατὰ στοιχεῖον τῶν ἐμπεριειλημμένων ἁπασῶν ὑποθέσεων τοῖς ἱεροῖς καὶ θείοις κανόσι πονηθέν τε ἅμα καὶ συνταχθὲν τῶ ἐν ἱερομονάχοις κυρ(ίω) ματθαίω. Ed. Rhalles-Potles, VI, pp. 1–518:
Protheoria
Table of Contents
Περὶ τῆς Ὀρθοδόξου πίστεως
Α
Β
Γ
Δ
Ε
Ζ
Η
Θ
Ι
Κ
Λ
Μ
Ν
Ξ
Ο
Π
Sun’s cycles.
Ρ
Σ
Τ
Υ
Φ (order of folios is disturbed after fol. 201, as noticed by a reader, who wrote the beginnings of the proper folio at the end of each verso)
Χ
Ψ
Ω
Anonymous; tit. Τὰ τῆς μεγάλης ἐκκλησίας ὀφφίκια. Ed. J. Darrouzès, Recherches sur les ὀφφιίκια de l’église byzantine (Paris, 1970), pp. 563–564.
rubr. on top of the folio (in faded red ink): ἤμειψε ταῦτα πρὸς σύνοψιν ματθαῖος (see e g. DBBE http://www.dbbe.ugent.be/occ/7781) tit. ἐκ τοῦ κανονικοῦ τοῦ ἁγίου Ἰωάννου τοῦ Νηστευτοῦ, ed. Rhalles-Potles, vol. IV, pp. 432–445.
Tit. Νικήτα τοῦ μακαριωτάτου μ(ητ)ροπολίτου ἡρακλείας ἀποκρίσεις πρός τινα Κωνσταντῖνον ἐπίσκοπον, περὶ ὧν ἠρωτήθη. ed. Rhalles- Potles, vol. V, pp. 441–442.
Tit. τοῦ ἐν ἁγίοις νικηφόρου κωνσταντινουπόλ(εως) τοῦ ὁμολογητοῦ κανόνες, ἐκ τῶν ἐκκλησιαστικῶν αὐτοῦ συντάξεων· καὶ τῶν σὺν αὐτῶ ἁγίων π(ατέ)ρων: ed. Rhalles–Potles, vol. IV, pp. 427–431
Selection, tit. ἐκ τῶν ἀποκρίσεων ἰωάννου τοῦ ίερωτάτου ἐπισκόπου Κίτρους, πρὸς τὸν ἱερώτατον ἐπίσκοπον Δυρραχίου τὸν Καβάσιλαν. Inc. Τὰ ἀντιμίνσια τῆς ἁγιαστικῆς μετασχόντα … des. τοῦ παρόντος λέγειν καιροῦ. ed. Rhalles–Potles, vol. V, pp. 413–420.
Tit. (in red ink) + Ἐπιστολὴ τοῦ τιμιωτάτου μοναχοῦ κυρ(οῦ) Ἰωάννου τοῦ Φουρνῆ πρὸς τὸν τιμιώτατον μοναχὸν κύρ(ιον) Γρηγόριον τὸν Ἀντιγονίτην περὶ τοῦ διατί ἐν τῆ ἁγία κ(αὶ) μεγάλη τεσσαρακοστῆ μετ αὔτην πεντηκοστὴν ἄνευ τῶν ἀφωρισμένων σαββάτων, μνημόσυνα νεκρῶν οὐ γίνονται οὔτε μνῆμαι ἁγίων ἐπιτελοῦνται. κ(αὶ) περὶ τῆς προηγιασμένης. ed. M. Gedeon, Ἑκκλησιαστικὴ Ἀλήθεια 3 (1882–1883), pp. 170–171.
τοῦ σοφωτάτου κ(αὶ) λογιωτάτου κυρ(οῦ) νικολάου τοῦ καβάσιλα, εἰς τῆν ἱερὰν στολ(ὴν), ed. R. Bornert, ‘Nicolas Cabasilas. Explication des ornements sacrés: explication des rites de la divine liturgie’, in S. Salaville (ed.) (with revisions by R. Bornert and P. Périchon) Nicolas Cabasilas. Explication de la divine liturgie, SC 4bis (Paris, 19672), pp. 363–366.
τοῦ αὐτοῦ, περὶ τῶν ἐν τῆ θεία λειτουργία τελουμένων: ed. R. Bornert, ‘Nicolas Cabasilas. Explication des ornements sacrés: explication des rites de la divine liturgie’, in S. Salaville (ed.) (with revisions by R. Bornert and P. Périchon) Nicolas Cabasilas. Explication de la divine liturgie, SC 4bis (Paris, 19672), pp. 368–378.113 (the MS breaks at 378. 110· εἰς την ἐκκλη; the rest up to 113 was added by another hand, which annotated also the MS at various places).
Ed. J. Darrouzès, Notitiae episcopatuum ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae(Paris, 1981), pp. 388.1–83-389.122
List of Latin words, tit. Λατινικαὶ λέξεις, inc. ἀδνούμιον· κατ᾽ ὄνομα διέρχεσθαι … des. φοῦρτε· ἀγωγὴ κατὰ κλεπτῶν εἰς τὸ διπλοῦν. ed. E. Kaluźniacki, ‘Λέξεις Λατινικαὶ in einer älteren bulgarisch-slovenischen Uebersetzung’, Archiv für slavische Philologie 14 (1892), pp. 86–88.
Anonymous; tit. Τὰ ὀφφίκια τῆς μεγάλης ἐκκλησίας κ(αὶ) αἱ ἐνέργειαι αὐτῶν: inc. ὁ μέγας οἰκονόμος ... des. εἰς τὸ ποιεῖν εὐταξίαν. Ed. Darrouzès, Recherches sur les ὀφφίκια de l’église byzantine, pp. 567–568.16 (notice N)
Tit. Ὅτι ὁ βασιλεὺς οὐκ ἔχει ἐξουσίαν ἀμείβειν τοὺς θρόνους. ed. Rhalles–Potles, vol. V, pp. 274–276.
Canon referring to clerics who wanted to become monks, attributed to Photios, Patrarch of Constantinople, inc. Εἴ τις ἐπίσκοπος ἢ πρεσβύτερος, ἢ διάκονος, ἐὰν ἀποκαρῆ ἑκουσί(ως) … des. οὗτος οἱ ἐναγεῖς μιαίνουσιν. (added later by second hand). Cf. Rhalles-Potles, v, p. 405–406.
inc. ἐντιμότατοι ἱερεῖς οἱ ἐν κυδωνίᾳ… des. εἴη πᾶσι ὑμίν, followed by date and signatures. (in Morezenos’ hand).
Note about John Zonaras' rule on fasting when the Annunciation falls within Holy Thursday, inc. εὕρηται ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τοῦ Ζωναρᾶ… des. μεταλαμβάνειν ἰχθύων ὅσα.(in Morezenos’ hand).
Physical Description
Layout
29 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Στέφανος μητροπολίτης Μηδείας, RGK I. 366; RGK II. 503; RGK III. 584: fols 1–232v
Markos Morezenos’ additional folios of different paper: fols 1r-1v; 164b; 164c; 233v-234r; annotations throughout the texts.
Scribe C: several annotations and additions, esp. from fol 212r onwards.
Decoration
Decorated headpieces: fol. 2r; 14v; 19r; 229v; 230r
Binding
Holkham binding of light 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: / CANONUM/COLLECTIO/ GR.–//M.S./ SÆC. XV./ ; in pasted black leather(?): MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 13/
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Ownership Notes: fol. ἐκ τῶν μάρκου ἱερέως τοῦ μορ(ε)ζήνου
fol. 2r: handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698 codex num 21/ Matthai Blastaris/ canonum collectio/ annorum/ circiter 240.
ΝΘν
Old Catalogue Nrs: Morezenos 59; Giustiniani 21; Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 205
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Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.