MS. Holkham Gr. 28
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Diktyon no.: 48096
Works by Athanasios of Alexandria.
Contents
Language(s): Greek
CPG 2090, ed. R.W. Thomson, Athanasius. Contra gentes and de incarnatione, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1971, pp. 2–132.
CPG 2091, ed. C. Kannengiesser, Sur l'incarnation du verbe, Sources chrétiennes 199, Paris: Éditions du Cerf, 1973, pp. 258–468. One folio is missing after fol. 47v; the text goes up to Ὥσπερ γὰρ ταῖς ἑαυ[τοῦ δυνάμεσιν (42.6.1), and resumes with ὀργάνῳ] κέχρηται τῷ σώματι (44.2.9).
CPG 2092, eds D. U. Hansen, K. Metzler, and K. Savvidis, Athanasius: Werke, Band I. Die dogmatischen Schriften, Erster Teil, Berlin - New York, De Gruyter, 1996, pp. 39–64.
CPG 2093, eds K. Metzler and K. Savvidis, Athanasius: Werke, Band I. Die dogmatischen Schriften, Erster Teil, 2.Lieferung, Berlin - New York, De Gruyter, 1998, pp. 109–175.
CPG 2123, eds K. Metzler and K. Savvidis, Athanasius: Werke, Band I. Die dogmatischen Schriften, Erster Teil, 2.Lieferung, Berlin - New York, De Gruyter, 1998, pp. 177–260.
CPG 2093, eds K. Metzler and K. Savvidis, Athanasius: Werke, Band I. Die dogmatischen Schriften, Erster Teil, 3. Lieferung, Berlin - New York, De Gruyter, 2000, pp. 305–381.
CPG 2806, attributed to ‘the same’ (i. e. Athanasios of Alexandria) in our MS, PG 26, 984–1028.
CPG 2124, ed. H.G. Opitz, Athanasius Werke, vol. 2.1, Berlin, De Gruyter, 1940, pp. 169–177.
CPG 2094, eds K. Savvidis, Athanasius: Werke, Band I. Die dogmatischen Schriften, Erster Teil, 4. Lieferung, Berlin - New York, De Gruyter, 2010, pp. 449–534.
CPG 2094, ed. K. Savvidis, Athanasius: Werke, Band I. Die dogmatischen Schriften, Erster Teil, 4. Lieferung, Berlin - New York, De Gruyter, 2010, pp. 537–551) (up to κἂν διαρραγῶσι μυριάκις ⟨ἐν⟩ τῇ ἑαυτῶν ἀγνοίᾳ οἱ Ἀρειανοί. = Epistle 2. 9. 4)
CPG 2241, ed. M. Tetz, ‘Ein enzyklishes Schreiben der Synode von Alexandrien (362)', ZNW 79 (1988) 271–273.
CPG 2095, ed. G Ludwig, Athanasii epistula ad Epictetum, Jena 1911, pp. 3–18.
CPG 2231, PG 26, 1093–1165 (1132–1165).
CPG 2231, PG 26, 1093–1165 (1093–1132)
CPG 2096, PG 26, 648C-676.
CPG 2247, PG 28, 185–249 (204.29- 208.29) inc. Τῶν μὲν γὰρ ἀνθρώπων ἡ ἁμαρτία πολλή … des. οὕτως ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ πάντες ζωοποιηθήσονται, tit. Εἰς τὸ πάθος τοῦ κ(υρίο)υ (in I. Morezenos’ hand).
CPG 2248, PG 28, 252–281. Ed. Goltz, Λόγος σωτηρίας πρὸς τὴν παρθένον: (de virginitate): eine echte Schrift des Athanasius, Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur 29, Leipzig 1905, pp. 35–60.
CPG 2240, PG 28, 29–80.
Physical Description
Collation
Decoration
fol. 1r: decorative headpiece
fol. 1r: Book Epigram on top of the text: + ἀρχῆς καλλίστης ἀγαθὸν δοίης τέλος/ ἡ τρισοπαντέλειος ἀγαθαρχία. See DBBE for other occurrences.
fol. 310r: φυ-311 ὡς οἶμαι δὲ λόγ(οι) 53.
fol. 310r: (in M. Morezenos’ hand) ὅτι τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐξ᾽ αὐτοῦ τοῦ ὑιοῦ τοῦ τα πάντα εἰδότος ἔχομεν περὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πν(εύματο)ς.
ὁ ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς ἐκπορεύ(ε)τ(αι) / πν(εῦμ)α πατρὸς λέγωμεν πν(εῦμ)α ὑιοῦ λέγομεν τὸ δὲ ἐκ τοῦ υἱοῦ οὐ λέγομεν./ ὅρας τὴν αἰτί(αν) δι᾽ην ἐκ τοῦ υἱοῦ οὐ λέγομεν ὅτι αὐτὸς ὁ υἱὸς φημι μαρτυρεῖ ἐξ᾽ αὐτοῦ εκπορεύεσθαι(?)./ Next in two columns; column a) πάντα ὅσα ἔχει ὁ π(ατ)ὴρ ἔχει καὶ ὁ υἱὸς / τὴν ἐκπόρευσιν ἔχει ὁ π(ατ)ὴρ/ ἄρα τὴν ἐκπόρευσιν ἔχει καὶ ὁ υἱὸς. column b) εἰ τὴν ἐκπόρευσιν ἔχει καὶ ὁ υἱὸς ὅταν τὰ πάντα ὅσα ἔχει/ ὁ π(ατ)ὴρ καὶ ὁ υἱὸς ἅμα ἄρα χρῆ ἔχειν καὶ τὸν υἱὸν τὴν/ ἀγεννησί(αν) ἣν μὲν ἔχει ὁ πατὴρ Ἰδίως/ πάντα ὅσα ἔχει ὁ π(ατ)ὴρ καὶ ὁ υἱὸς / τὴν ἀγεννησί(αν) ἔχει ὁ π(ατ)ὴρ/ ἄρα τὴν ἀγεννησίαν ἔχει καὶ ὁ υἱὸς
There are many annotations by Markos Morezenos.
Binding
Typical Holkham binding of brown leather and green straight-grained morocco over pasteboards, 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: S. ATHANASII/ OPERA/ GR.–//M.S./ SÆC. XIV/ in pasted black leather(?): MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 28/ . Rebacked.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Ownership Notes: fol. 1r: handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon (trimmed during binding): 1698. Codex: num. 77 operum Athanasii tomus primus annorum/ minus quam 300.
Old Catalogue Nrs: fol 1r: NA´, = Morezenos 51, Giustiniani 77. Holkham Hall.
fol. 309v: Signature at the end of the MS in grey ink: μάρκου, μαμουνά, καὶ τῶν φίλ(ων) ,i.e. Markos Mamounas and his friends; Mamounas’ collection of MSS was somehow connected with those of George, Count of Corinth (Γεώργιος Κόμης ὁ Κορίνθιος) see D. Pingree, ‘The Library of George, Count of Corinth’, Studia Codicologica, Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur 124, Berlin, Akademie-Verlag, 1977, pp. 351–362 (p. 355).
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Last Substantive Revision
2018-07-30: Record fully revised: new description by Dimitris Skrekas.