MS. Holkham Gr. 57
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Diktyon no.: 48125
Various monastic texts
Physical Description
Decoration
fol. 25r: decorative head-piece.
Binding
Typical Holkham binding of black 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: / 83 THEODORI STUDITÆ DOCTRINA GR___ MS SÆC. XIII /; in pasted black leather in the left corner of the front cover: MS. /HOLK./ Gr. 57 /
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Old Catalogue Nrs: 1st pasted down in its verso: MS. Holkham Gr. 57 (in pencil); fol. i(r) (in pencil); Holk Cat. No 111 99 111 ^85^ CI B.9.; MS. Holkham Gr. 62 (Morezenos 67, Giustiniani 74) was the first part of this manuscript.
Holkham Hall library.
MS. Holkham Gr. 57 – Part A (fols. 1–24)
Contents
Language(s): Greek
PG 99, 1693–1704, eds A. Mai, G. Cozza-Luzi, Nova patrum bibliotheca: Sancti Thedori Studitae scripta varia quae in Sirmondi editione desunt. Omnia cum editoris interpretatione et adnotationibus. Sancti Nicephori Patriarchae Constantinopolitani opera adversus Iconomachos, vol. 5, Rome 1849, Th. Studitae, Catechesis Chronica, pp. 103–111.
CPG 7777, ed. I. B. Pitra, Iuris ecclesiastici Graecorum historia et monumenta II, Rome, 1868, pp. 278–280.
Extracts from works of Neophytos the Recluse: i)15v-17v: Neophytos the Recluse, Πρὸς τοὺς ἀτακτοῦντας καὶ λύοντας τὰ τῆς νηστείας προοίμια, ed. I. Stephanes et al, Ἁγίου Νεοφύτου σωζόμενα ἔργα, 59–60 (1A); ii) 17v-18r: Neophytos the Recluse, ed. I. Stephanes et al, Ἁγίου Νεοφύτου σωζόμενα ἔργα, 60–61 (1B).
Most of them are attributed to Nikephoros of Constantinople: i) fol. 18r-18v: tit. νικηφόρου π(ατ)ριάρχ(ου) κωνσταντινουπόλ(εως)· τοῦ ὁμολογητ(ουῦ) κε(φάλαια) διάφορα κ(αὶ) διὰ τὶ τὸ ἁγίασμα ἐδώθ(η), inc. Ἰστέον ὅτι παρελάβομ(εν) ὑπὸ τ(ῶν) ἁγί(ων) κ(αὶ) θεοφόρ(ων) π(ατέ)ρων ἡμ(ῶν) … des. τ(ὰς) νεομηνί(ας) καὶ τὰ σάββατ(α) οὐ τηρεῖτε. ii) fol. 18v: tit. περὶ τοῦ πῶς ἀναγινώσκετ(αι) τὸ εὐα(γγέλιον) τοῦ ὄρθρ(ου) κ(αὶ) τῆς λειτουργί(ας), inc. Ἰστέον ὅτι τὸ εὐα(γγέλιον) τοῦ ὄρθρ(ου), ὑπὸ τοῦ ἱερέ(ως) ἀναγινώσκετ(αι) … des. λέγουσι τοῦτο οἱ διάκονοι εἰς τὴν λειτουργί(αν); iii) fols. 18v-19r: tit. Περὶ τοῦ πότε λειτουργοῦνται ἡ λειτουργείαις τοῦ μεγάλ(ου) βασ(ι)λ(είου) κ(αὶ) τοῦ χρ(υσοστόμ)ου. κ(αὶ) ἡ προηγιασμένη, inc. Ἰστέον ὅτι ὁ νικηφόρος κ(αὶ) ταράσιος οἱ ἀοίδιμοι π(ατ)ριάρχαι … des. προηγιασμ(ένη) γινομ(ένη) ἐν τῶ μ(ε)γ(ά)λ(ω) ναῶ. iv) 19v-20r: tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ νικηφόρου π(ατ)ριάρχ(ου), κωνσταντινουπόλ(εως), περὶ ὅτι οὐ χρὴ τὸν ἱερέα ἱερουργεῖν καθ᾽ἑκάστην. inc. Ἰστέον δὲ καὶ τοῦτο· ὅτι οὐ δεῖ τ(ὸν) ἱερέα ἱερουργ(εῖν) καθ´ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν … des. τὰ θεῖα μεταχειρίζονται μυστήρια. v) fol. 20r: tit. πε(ρὶ) τοῦ πότ(ε) χρὴ τ(ὸν) ἄνδρ(α) ἀπέχεσθαι τ(ῆς) γυναικὸς αὐτ(οῦ). inc. ἡ δὲ δευτέρα σύνοδος, (the text breaks off here)
Fols. 20v-24v blank.
Physical Description
Layout
20 lines per page
History
MS. Holkham Gr. 57 – Part B (fols. 25–48)
Contents
Language(s): Greek
BHG 369m, ; identified in Pinakes as an extract from Georgius Hamartolos, Chronicon.
Fols. 46r-48v blank.
Physical Description
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20 lines per page
History
Provenance
Fol. 45v: ἐγράφη ἡ παροῦσα διήγησις ἐν ἔτει ιζξ´ (=1552)/ ἀπὸ κτίσεως τῆς ἁγίας σοφίας ἀριθμήσαντες εὕρωμεν κτισθήσαν αὐτὴν χρόνους, ιαδα.
MS. Holkham Gr. 57 – Part C (fols. 49–57)
Contents
Language(s): Greek
The text breaks at προειρῆσθαι γὰρ αὐτῷ θεόθεν, eds L. Petit – X. A. Sideridès – Μ. Jugie, Oeuvres complètes de Georges Scholarios. Paris, vol. 3, 1930, pp. 251–272.26.
Fols. 58r-59r blank.
Physical Description
Layout
39 lines per page
Hand(s)
Μάξιμος Μαργούνιος (RGK I 259, RGK II 356, RGK III 427)
History
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Last Substantive Revision
2019-02-07: New description by Skrekas