MS. Holkham Gr. 2
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Diktyon no.: 48070
Liturgical Psalter (fols 1r-138r); the 9 Canticles (fols 138v-150v). 15th century.
Contents
Language(s): Greek
With book epigram beneath the headpiece: Δα(υὶ)δ προφή(του) καὶ β⟨ασιλέως⟩ μέλος. Ψαλμ(ὸς) τῷ Δα(υὶ)δ (see DBBE). Red large upper dots indicate pause(s) during the reading. Indications of endings of Kathismata are mixed with the beginnings; e.g. fol .18v κάθ. Δ.
1st Kathisma
2nd Kathisma
3rd Kathisma
4th Kathisma (after fol 23v there is a lacuna from Ps. 30: 13- Ps. 31: 2)
5th Kathisma
6th Kathisma (fols 32r-v later additions; fols 38v-39v < 39r-v pasted later additions)
7th Kathisma
8th Kathisma
9th Kathisma
10th Kathisma (fols 63v-64v al man.: Ps. 71)
11th Kathisma
12th Kathisma
13th Kathisma (fols. 85v-86r, pasted fols in different hand)
14th Kathisma
15th Kathisma
16th Kathisma
17th Kathisma
18th Kathisma
19th Kathisma
20th Kathisma
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8; fol. 150v imperfect at the end, up to πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ⟨ἀγαθῶν⟩...
See Additions, below.
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
22 lines per page.
Hand(s)
(cf.) Ioannes Rhossos (for the main body of the codex); fol. 32r-v later hand (16th c.?); fol. 86r pasted text over the initial one.
Decoration
Illuminated head-pieces: fol. 1r; fol. 70r.
Binding
Typical Holkham binding of black gilt calf, 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). Spine: PSALTERIUM / GRAECUM-/ M.S.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
In Crete (Heraklion/Candia) in the early 17th century, fols. 151v-155v.
Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 20
Ownership Notes: fol. ir C/A2, fol. iir Holk Cat. No. 20 (another 20 was crossed out)
Record Sources
Bibliography
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2020-03-12: Revisions to provenance and additions sections.