MS. Holkham Gr. 27
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Diktyon no.: 48095
Lives of saints and various sermons
Contents
Language(s): Greek
CPG 7675, BHG 1042, PG 87, 3697–3726; rubr. τῆ ἑσπέρα τοῦ μ(ε)γ(ά)λ(ου) κανόν(ος).
CPG 2933, cf. P.-P. Joannou, Fonti. Fasciolo ix. Discipline générale antique (iv-ix s.). Les canons des pères grecs, vol. II, Rome: Tipographia Italo-Orientale "S. Nilo", 1963, pp. 187–191.
inc. ἐάν τις μιανθεῖ τὴν ἁγίαν τεσσαρακοστὴν νηστεύει … des. τοσοῦτον μακρύνη ὁ θ(εὸ)ς ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ.
CPG 4874, tit. λόγος τοῦ ἐν ἁγίοις π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς ἡμ(ῶν) ἰω(άννου) ἀρχιεπισκόπ(ου) Κωνσταντινουπ(ό)λ(εως) τοῦ Χρ(υσοστόμ)ου· εἰς (μον)αχ(οὺς) πε(ρὶ) ἐγκλημ(ά)τ(ων) ἡγουμ(ένων), ἱερομο(νάχων), μ(ε)γ(α)λ(ο)σχήμ(ων) μικροσχήμ(ων) καὶ μοναστρίων, inc. Δεῦτε ἀκούσατε καὶ διηγήσομαι ἡμῖν … des. ἵνα σὺντρίψωμεν τὰ βέ(λη) αὐτ(οῦ) μ(ε)τὰ δυνάμε(ως) καὶ ἐλπίδος τοῦ κυρίου καὶ θεοῦ … ἀμήν.
Rubrics for the service of the Blessing of the Water (the initials are missing from the text); upside-down: Beginning of an epistle and pen trial with the name of Germanos Patriarch of Constantinople by another scribe.
BHG 397, des. as in BHG 403, BHG 409. fol. 89r: Δανου(…) fol. 89v: πρὸς Δανου(…)
Later text of an uneducated hand replete with orthographical mistakes writing exorcisms against evil eye (Vaskania), inc. +++ ουν σῦν αγιοσονονόμει της … des. καλογερευτ μουντο(ς).
CPG 4658, BHG 2472–2472b, Recensio longior 2472, inc. Ὅσοι τῶν καλῶν ἐρευνοῦντες … des. μιμητὰς Ζακχαίου ἀπεργαζόμενος, ἐν Χριστῶ … αἰών(ων).
CPG 4236.1, BHG 2475e, Recensio longior, inc. Πολλαὶ καὶ διαφοραὶ τῶν ἁγίων γραφῶν … des. καὶ τῆς αὐτ(οῦ) ἐπιγνώσ(εως) ἐν Χ(ριστ)ῶ … αἰῶν(ας), attributed to John Chrysostom in our MS.
CPG 4322, BHG 2224, PG 48, 779–784; inc. ab editis diuersa; Σήμερον ἐγειρόμενος Λάζαρος.
BHG 1350e, ed. G. Anrich, Hagios Nikolaos I. Leipzig 1913, pp. 3–55.
CPG 3010. 38, BHG 1921, eds Cl. Moreschini – P. Gallay, Grégoire de Nazianze: Discours 38–41 (Sources chrétiennes 358), Paris 1990, pp. 104–108.
CPG 5258, BHGn 2103z, PG 77, 1072–1089. One folio is now missing after f. 239v: ἡμᾶς ἀφοριζομένους [ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Βασιλέως, PG. 77, 1077D; fol 240r resumes from ὅτι μάταια αὐτοῖς] ἀπῄει (βη in MS) πάντα τὰ τοῦ βιου, PG 77, 1080C. Ending is different if compared with PG. It basically ends in PG 77, 1088D.
Later hand (the same uneducated one as on fol. 136v) adds some unidentified prayers, possibly related to Evil eye; inc. προσευχὴ τοῦ αγίου ἰερομάρτυρου αντρυανού … des. προσπιπτο.
CPG 3945, BHGn 2102y (with des. a), ed. Assemani II, pp. 209–222.
BHG 1449g, ed. J. Wortley, Les récits édifiants de Paul, évêque de Monembasie, et d'autres auteurs, CNRS, Paris 1987, pp. 58–60.
CANT 245.II, BHG 1800–1831z; BHGa 1800, 1806. des. τῆς ἀληθείας ἐξῆλθεν ἐν κ(υρί)ῳ, ὢ ἡ δόξα … ἀμήν.
Recensio longior, CAVT 225.1, BHG 777.
BHG 51b, the title on fol. 304r has been crossed out.
CPG 4985, inc. Ὅταν τῆς (ὶς sup lin.) ἀρτίως ἡμῖν ἀναγνωσθείσης ἀκοῦσω παραβολῆς … des. διὰ τῆς φυλακῆς τῶν ἐντολῶν· ἵνα κ(α)τ(α)ξιωθῶμεν ἀπολαῦσαι τῶν αἰωνίων ἀγαθῶν· ὧν ἡτοίμασεν ὁ θ(εὸ)ς τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτὸν· ὅτ(ι) αὐτῶ πρέπει δό(ξα)…τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν.
CPG 4519, BHG 1128f, Aldama 389, PG 50, 791–796; PG 10, 1172–1177.
CPG 7888, eds C. Datema- P. Allen, Leontii presbyteri Constantinopolitani homiliae (CCSG 17), Turnhout-Leuven 1987, pp. 279–337. fols 347r-347v: Morezenos addition on the Holy Trinity, and the Procession of the Holy Spirit; in a pasted leaf that initially had probably been placed at the end of the volume. In its current binding after fol. 346v this text is misplaced, thus destroying the text order of Leontios’ homily which normally continues and ends on fols 348r-348v.
Physical Description
Collation
Hand(s)
fols 1–136, 137–238, 239v-346v: Ἰωάννης (RGK I, 199; RGK II 277), John signs as τληπαθὴς ἱερομόναχος: fol. 348v: Τῶ ἔχοντι καὶ γράψαντι χ(ριστ)έ μου σῶσον· The first initial in red ink. Θ(εο)ῦ τὸ δῶρον καὶ ἰω(άννου) πόνος· τλη/παθοῦς ἔργον καὶ τάχα θύτ(ου). The first initial in red ink.
Decoration
: fol. 1r, fol. 61r, fol. 117r, 184v, 292r: decorative headpieces
fols 1r, 61r, 100r: + ἐλέησόν με χ(ριστ)έ μου
fols 60v, 116v, 228v-230r: pen-trials.
fols 178r, 327r, 328v, 329r: M. Morezenos’s annotations
fols 240r, 309v: pen-trials in form of sketches.
fol. 265r: marginal notes, explaining the main text.
fol. 326v: δόξα σοι ὁ θ(εὸ)ς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι. The first initial in red ink.
Binding
Typical Holkham binding of 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: OPUSCULA/ VARIA/ GR.–/M.S./ SÆC. XV; in pasted black leather: MS. HOLKHAM Gr. 27
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Ownership Notes: fol. ir: handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698. Codex 30· Codex annorum circiter 300 varia compleuens.
Old Catalogue Nrs: Morezenos 4 (fol. 1r, bottom: δον in black ink), Giustiniani 30. Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 95.
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Last Substantive Revision
2018-07-26: Record fully revised: new description by Dimitris Skrekas