MS. Holkham Gr. 59
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Diktyon no.: 48127
Collection of works by Nikephoros of Constantinople
Contents
Language(s): Greek
Table of contents in form of summary of each chapter. (The titles given here do not correspond to the titles preceding the relevant texts in the text body) tit. Τάδε ἔνεστιν ἐν τῇδε τῆ βίβλῳ. Cf. PG 100, 832–833.
PG 100, 533–832A.
i) fols 220r-307r: Antirrheticus primus, PG 100, 205–328, ii) fols 307r-340r: Antirrheticus secundus, PG 100, 329–373, iii) fols 340r-454r: Antirrheticus tertius, PG 100, 375–533.
Ed. J. B. Pitra, Spicilegium solesmense: complectens Sanctorum Patrum scriptorumque ecclesiasticorum anecdota hactenus opera, selecta e Graecis Orientalibusque et Latinis codicibus, 4 vols, Paris, 1852–1858, vol. 1, 337–370.
Refutatio ac eversio Eusebii simul et Epiphanidis sermonum, adversus Salvatoris nostri Jesu Christi incarnationem nugatorie jactatorum
Ed. J. B. Pitra, Spicilegium solesmense: complectens Sanctorum Patrum scriptorumque ecclesiasticorum anecdota hactenus opera, selecta e Graecis Orientalibusque et Latinis codicibus, 4 vols, Paris, 1852–1858, vol. 1, 373–503.
Ed. J. B. Pitra, Spicilegium solesmense: complectens Sanctorum Patrum scriptorumque ecclesiasticorum anecdota hactenus opera, selecta e Graecis Orientalibusque et Latinis codicibus, 4 vols, Paris, 1852–1858, vol. 4, 294–380.
Ed. J. B. Pitra, Spicilegium solesmense: complectens Sanctorum Patrum scriptorumque ecclesiasticorum anecdota hactenus opera, selecta e Graecis Orientalibusque et Latinis codicibus, 4 vols, Paris, 1852–1858, vol. 1, 302–335.
Ed. J. B. Pitra, Spicilegium solesmense: complectens Sanctorum Patrum scriptorumque ecclesiasticorum anecdota hactenus opera, selecta e Graecis Orientalibusque et Latinis codicibus, 4 vols, Paris, 1852–1858, vol. 4, 233–291. 1585
Physical Description
Layout
19–20 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Two scribes: i) fols 1–549r and ii) fols 549v-726 (Λεόντιος Εὐστράτιος of Cyprus, 1584–1585, see marginalia below for his scribal note on fol. 726r, RGK II, 325).
Decoration
Several headpieces in red ink before certain sections, fols 489v; large initial uncial letters in the beginning of chapters, fols 16v, 220r, 227v, 307r, 340r, 489v. After Λεόντιος Εὐστράτιος takes over the initials are significantly smaller in size (fols 550r, 588v, 658r, 679r).
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, in pasted black leather: / S. NICEPHORI/ VARIA/ ET/ ALIORUM/ PATRUM/ COLLECTANEA/ GR.–//M.S./ SÆC. /; also in pasted black leather: MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 59
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Ownership Notes: fol. iii(v): (in red ink) + ὀνησάμην τήνδε τὴν βίβλον| παρὰ τοῦ μιχαὴλ\ου/ μορεζήνου ἀ|δελφοῦ ἡμετέρου, ὃς ἔσχεν| αὐτὴν ἐκ τοῦ νικολάου μα|ζαράκη, ὡς ἔφη αὐτὸς δωρ(ον)| αχς. δεκεμβρίω αη; Obtained from Nikolaos Mazarakis by Michael Morezenos, who sold the MS to his brother in 1606, 1st of December.
Old Catalogue Nrs: 1st paste down (in the centre, in pencil): MS. Holkham Gr. 59; fol. i(r) (in pencil); Holk Cat. No 89 ^4^ CI B.8.; fol. iii(v) (on the top in black ink) ΙΒον= Morezenos 12; handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698· Codex 33. Nicephori varia et patrum colleactanea ex scri|pta anno 1546. ex codice exarato anno 831· | a Christo ut in fine libri legimus. Giustiniani 33; Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 84.
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Last Substantive Revision
2019-08-07: New description by Skrekas.