MS. Holkham Gr. 30
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Diktyon no.: 48098
Collection of Patristic Works
Contents
Language(s): Greek, with a little Latin and Italian (items 34, 36)
Table of contents.
CPG 2128. Up to ἀλλ’ ἀρκεῖσθαι τούτοις μόνοις (chapter 8, 2. 1), ed. H. G. Opitz, Athanasius Werke, vol. 2.1, Berlin 1940, pp. 231–235.
CPG 2128, from Ἐπειδὴ δὲ οὕτως αὐτοὶ πρός τε ἑαυτοὺς (chapter 33, 1. 4) … up to ‘τοὺς δὲ λέγοντας’ τὰ προειρημένα, ἅπερ ἐστὶ τῆς ἀρειανῆς αἱρέσεως, ‘ἀναθεματίζομεν’ (chapter 40, 5. 4), ed. H.G. Opitz, Athanasius Werke, vol. 2.1, Berlin 1940, pp. 260–266.
CPG 2121. The text begins with οἱ πάλαι Ἰουδαῖοι (καὶ γὰρ κἀκεῖνοι in the edn) τοσαῦτα τοῦ κυρίου πεποιηκότος ἔργα (chapter 3.2. 8) up to τὴν ὀρθήν μου φρόνησιν (chapter 12. 3. 2.) ed. H.G. Opitz, Athanasius Werke, vol. 2.1, Berlin 1940, pp. 47–55.
CPG 2130, eds H.C. Brennecke, U. Heil, and A. von Stockhausen, Athanasius: Werke, Zweiter Band. Die "Apologien", 8. Lieferung, Berlin 2006, pp. 310–311.
CPG 2131, H.C. Brennecke, U. Heil, and A. von Stockhausen, Athanasius: Werke, Zweiter Band. Die "Apologien", 8. Lieferung, Berlin 2006, pp. 312–313.
CPG 2132, H.C. Brennecke, U. Heil, and A. von Stockhausen, Athanasius: Werke, Zweiter Band. Die "Apologien", 8. Lieferung, Berlin 2006: 314–321.
CPG 2247, BHG 446g, PG 28, 185–249. There is a mark on fol. 106r indicating that a new text starts, inc. Τοῦ κατὰ τὸν κ(ύριο)ν, but this belongs to the main text (BHG 446g), PG 28, 248–249.
CPG 2240, cf. PG 28, 29–80, tit. Μαρτυρίαι ἀπὸ τῆς θεί(ας) γραφῆς δι’ ὧν ἐστὶν ἰδεῖν ὅτι γεννητὸς ἐκ π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς ὁ υἱὸς, καὶ οὐ πεποιημένος. inc. ἡ σοφία φησὶ πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος ἐθεμελίωσέ με ... des. καὶ τὸ πν(εῦμ)ά μου ἐφέστηκεν ἐν μέσω ὑμῶν.
CPG 2268, BHGa 1147t, PG 28, 917–940, tit. Τοῦ μεγάλου Ἀθανασίου Ἀλεξανδρείας περὶ πίστεως, inc. Πιστεύομεν εἰς πατέρα καὶ ὑιὸν ... des. ἀποβαλλόμεθα τὰς τῶν αἱρετικῶν βλασφημίας. PG 28, 917.2–925. 7.
CPG 2251, PG 28, 501–524. Part of the text is included in the title, tit. Τοῦ ἐν ἁγίοις π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς ἡμῶν ἀθανασίου ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἀλεξανδρεί(ας) κ(α)τ(ὰ) πασῶν τῶν αἱρέσε(ων)· τὸ προκείμενον ἀπὸ τοῦ κ(α)τ(ὰ) ἰωάννην εὐαγγέλιον, Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θ(εὸ)ν, καὶ Θ(εὸ)ς ἦν ὁ Λόγος. πάντα δι’ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο· καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἕν.
CPG 6147, ed. M. Tetz, Eine Antilogie des Eutherios von Tyana (PTS 1), Berlin 1964, pp. 3–38.
Fols. 183r-186v blank.
CPG 4716, Savile 5, 261–264, inc. (different from that of the edition) Μηδέποτε διαλιμπάνωμ(εν), ἀγαπητοὶ τῆς σ(ωτη)ρί(ας).
CPG 4200, PG 59, 627–636; attributed to John Chrysostom in our MS.
CPG 4410, BHG 434b, PG 54, 607–609, 26, des. mut. ἡ πρόσοδος οὐχ ἡ.
CPG 4527, PG 51, 41–48 inc. mut. αὐτῷ τὴν ὑμνωδίαν. = PG 51, 45. 29.
CPG 4196, BHG 451h, Aldama 550, PG 59, 499–516; attributed to John Chrysostom in the MS.
CPG 4213, BHG 421, Aldama 226, Savile 5, 898–906; attributed to John Chrysostom in the MS.
CPG 6575, BHG 2214, ed. M. Aubineau, Les homélies festales d’Hésychius de Jérusalem, vol. I. Les homélies I-XV (Subsidia Hagiographica 59) Brussels 1978, pp. 402–426. Attributed to John Chrysostom in the MS.
Note of the scribe about three sermons on Palm Sunday he did not copy here: Ἠκολούθουν τρεῖς λόγοι εἰς τὰ βαΐα· τοῦ πρώτου ἡ ἀρχ(ή)· Ἐκ θαυμάτων ἐπὶ τὰ θαύματα (= John Chrysostom, In ramos palmarum, CPG 4602, PG 59, 703–708). Τοῦ δευτέρου· Ἤδη τῆς πνευματικῆς πανηγύρεως (= John Chrysostom, In ramos palmarum (BHGn 2261a), CPG 4643, PG 61, 715–720). Τοῦ τρίτου Βασιλικ(ὴν) οἱ πιστοὶ σήμερ(ον) (= Sophronios of Jerusalem, Homilia in festum Palmarum, CPG 7657, PG 77, 1049–1072, PG 86, 2913–2937). οὓς ἐξεπίτηδες παρήκαμεν, ἀλλαχοῦ τῶν ἡμετέρων βιβλίων τούτους ἔχοντες:-
CPG 4640, PG 61, 705–710, des. mut. ἀθώους καὶ δικαίους κολάζετε. (PG 61, 707, 22)
ed. Heirmologion 1568, fols O IIIr-IIIv. See also D. Strategopoulos, Ὁ Νικόλαος Μαλαξός, πρωτοπαπᾶς Ναυπλίου, καὶ τὸ συγγραφικό του ἔργο, Thessaloniki 2008, pp. 369–370.
cf. PL 77, 318–430.
monokondylon: τέλος Βυβλίου (?)ρχου
Chapter titles of Gregory the Great ⟨translation by Pope Zacharias⟩, Dialogorum liber iv, de vita et miraculis Patrum Italicorum et de aeternitate animarum.
CPG 5526, BHG 635b, Aldama 489, PG 62, 721–724, des. in a shorter form than the edition ἀνεκόμισ(εν)· ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν· αὐτῶ ἡ δόξα καὶ τῶ κράτος ... ἀμήν.
Various texts in Latin and in Italian:
Verbum caro factum est, tit. E HUMANITATE DOMINI HYMNUS
Documents related to the Council in Florence
i) fol. 305v: Opinion of the Emperor John VIII, the Palaiologos, ed. Mansi XXXI, 993 E.4–996 D.4; ii) fol. 306r: Opinion of the Patriarch of Constantinople, Joseph II, ed. Mansi XXXI, 993 C.7-D.9; iii) fols 306r-306v: John ⟨the VIII⟩, Pope of Rome, Letter to Photios, Patriarch of Constantinople, ed. Mansi XVII, 525 D- 526 C.8 (up to θεότερον οὕτω ταχέως).
Addition in hand of M. Morezenos, on truth: i) περὶ ἀληθείας / ἐρῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἀδήλως λέγε / αὐτὴν δ’ ὁ λέγων, θ(εὸ)ν ὁδηγὸν ἔξει. ii) Parahymnographical text, prosomoion (contrafactum): πρὸ(ς) ὡς γενναῖον ⟨ἦχος δ΄⟩; / Ἡ ἀλήθεια δείκνυται ὥσπερ ἥλιος λάμπουσα, τοὺς αὐτὴν / σπουδάζοντας ἐκλαμπρύνουσα. ὁ γὰρ δεσπότης καὶ / κύριος ταύτην ἔχειν ἔγνωμεν ὡς σαφέστατα δηλοῖ, ἐγώ εἰμι φεγγόμενος, ἡ ἀλήθεια, καὶ ὁ ταύτην ἐρῶν/ ἐν ἐμοὶ μένει κᾀγὼ τούτῳ συνῷ πάντως κλέος / παρέχων ἀείμνηστον.
Physical Description
Hand(s)
several, including Μάξιμος Μαργούνιος RGK I, 259 (fols. 187r-226v)
Decoration
Decorative pieces: fols 1r, 2r, 229r.
Binding
Typical 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: S. S. ATHANASII/ GREGORII/ET/CHRYSOSTOMI/VARIA/ GR./COD. RECENS/ in pasted black leather(?): MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 30/
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Ownership Notes: fol. 1r: ἐκ τῶν μάρκου μορεζήνου (in brown ink);
Old Catalogue Nrs: fol. ir: Holk Cat. No. 55 54 CIBI (in pencil). fol. 4r: handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698. codex. num. 73. Athanasii opera multa/ Chrysostomi Homiliae, et Gregorii Homiliae ex latino/ Graece conversae codex recens; Ξςον (bottom of fol. 4r, in brown ink). Morezenos 66. Giustiniani 73. Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 54
Record Sources
Digital Images
New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (digitized microfilm, fols. 307-22)
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Last Substantive Revision
2018-09-12: Record fully revised: new description by Dimitris Skrekas.