MS. Holkham Gr. 78
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Diktyon no.: 48146
Mark Eugenikos
Contents
Language(s): Greek
Titles of the works are given as in N. Constas, ‘Mark Eugenikos’ in eds C. G. Conticello and V. Conticello, La théologie byzantine et sa tradition II: (XIIIe-XIXe siècles), Turnhout, 2002, pp. 423–440= TB II Mark Eugenikos, followed by the number of the work, and/or PG, BHG et al.)
Ὑπόμνημα εἰς τὸν ἅγιον καὶ ἔνδοξον μέγαν προφήτην καὶ θεόπτην Ἠλίαν τὸν Θεσβίτην, Commentarius in magnum prophetam Heliam Thesbitem, BHG 573b, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 84. MS. Holkham Gr. 78 is not mentioned in TB II.
Περὶ τῆς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ εὐχῆς, ed. I. Bulović, “Ἡ ἑρμηνεία τῆς εὐχῆς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὑπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου Μάρκου Ἐφέσου”, Κληρονομία 7 (1975) 347–352, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 71.
Ἐξήγησις τῆς ἐκκλησιαστικῆς ἀκολουθίας, Expositio officii ecclesiastici, PG 160, 1164–1193, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 15.
Tit. Εὐχὴ inc. Ὁ ἐκ μὴ ὄντων τὰ πάντα διαπαρόδωρον ἀγαθότητα … des. καὶ ἄφθονος εὐεργέτης χριστὲ μονογενὲς … θ(εο)ῦ λόγε … ἀμήν.
De angelis ⟨aduersus Iohannem Argyropulum⟩, ed. Sp. Lampros, Ἀργυροπούλεια, Athens 1910, pp. ρκ´-ρκε´, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 21.
Εἰς τὸ ἀποστολικὸν ῥητὸν τὸ Ἐκένωσεν ἑαυτόν, μορφὴν δούλου λαβών, Homilia in illud, Exinanivit semetipsum formam servi accipiens (Phil. 2,7), ed. Jason of Vatopedi, ‘Τοῦ ἐν ἁγίοις πατρὸς ἡμῶν Μάρκου τοῦ Ἐφέσου ἔργα τινὰ νῦν τὸ πρῶτον ἐκτυπούμενα μετὰ σημειώσεων ἐκ τίνος χειρογράφου, ἐναποκειμένου ἐν τῇ Βιβλιοθήκῃ τῆς κατὰ τὸ Ἅγιον Ὅρος μεγίστης μονῆς Βατοπεδίου’, Σωτὴρ 12 (1889) 65–71, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 19.
Περὶ ἀναστάσεως, De resurrectione, ed. A. Schmemann, ‘Une oeuvre inédite de Marc d'Ephèse, Περὶ ἀναστάσεως’, Θεολογία 22, (1951) 53–60, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 22.
Θεωρία εἰς τὸν ἀριθμὸν τῶν ἐν τῇ εὐαγγελικῇ παραβολῇ ταλάντων, Contemplatio de parabola Evangelica talentorum, unpublished, tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ ῥητὸν τῶν ταλάντων. inc. ὁ τὰ πέντε τάλαντα πεπιστευμένος … des. καὶ τὰ δεδομένα διπλασιάσαντες, εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κ(υρίο)υ ἡμῶν· ὧ πρέπει … ἀμήν. TB II Mark Eugenikos, 83.
Immediately after the title (fol. 73v): Monodia in Thessalonicam captam; 1.1–1.3, des. ἑάλω θεσσαλο(νίκη), ed. M. Pilavakis, Ἑάλω Θεσσαλονίκη. Θρῆνος γιὰ τὴν ἅλωση τοῦ 1430, Athens 1997. The fragment was crossed out.
Περὶ τοῦ Δεσποτικοῦ αἵματος, De sanguine Domini ⟨ad Dionysium⟩, unpublished, tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ περὶ τοῦ κυριακοῦ αἵματος, inc. Ἐζητημένον ἤδη τῶ μεγάλω π(ατ)ρὶ γρηγορίω τῶ θεολόγω … des. ἵνα μὴ τῆ εἰκαιολογία τοὺς ἐντυγχάνοντας ἀποκναίη. TB II Mark Eugenikos, 82.
Λύσεις ἀποριῶν τῆς θείας Γραφῆς, Solutiones Quaestionum In S. Scripturam, ed. N. Polites, ‘Μάρκου Ἐφέσου τοῦ Ευγενικοῦ λύσεις ἀποριῶν τῆς θείας Γραφῆς’, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν 37 (1969–1970), 351–364. TB II Mark Eugenikos, 18.
Κατὰ καθαρτηρίου πυρὸς ὁμιλία α´, De igne purgatorio, oratio I, §§ 1–10, des. οὐδὲν οὐδαμοῦ διεγράφησαν (διεσάφησαν ed.), PO 15, 39–60.5, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 1.
Κατὰ καθαρτηρίου πυρὸς ὁμιλία β´, De igne purgatorio, oratio II, PO 15, 108–151, reprinted also in Concilium Florentinum. Documenta et scriptores, vol. 8, part 2, Rome 1969, pp. 60–103, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 2.
Ἀποκρίσεις πρὸς Λατίνους, Responsio ad quaestiones latinorum de purgatorio, PO 15, 152–168, reprinted also in Concilium Florentinum, vol. 8, part 2, pp. 104–120, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 3.
Συλλογιστικὰ κεφάλαια πρὸς Λατίνους περὶ τῆς τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος ἐκπορεύσεως (κεφ. 38–39), Capita syllogistica adversus Latinos (cap. 38–39), tit. Τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀπολογία εἰς τὴν ἐκ τοῦ υἱοῦ προσθήκην inc. Ἡ τοῦ υἱοῦ προσηγορία, δύο ταῦτα σημαίνει … des. τὰς δύο ἀρχὰς οὐδ᾽ οὕτως ἐξέφυγον. PO 17, 405.9–407.30, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 8.
Πρὸς πάπαν Εὐγένιον Δ´ ὁμιλία, ⟨Oratio ad Eugenium IV Papam⟩, tit. Τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὅταν ἐσυνάχθησαν Γρα⟨ι⟩κοὶ καὶ Λατίνοι διὰ τὸ ποιῆσαι τὴν ἕνωσιν, PO 17, 336–341, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 9.
Excerpts from the Proceedings of the Council of Florence especially with Mark Eugenikos’ sayings and dialogues:
i) 155r-161v: tit. διάλογοι τοῦ μακαρίου μάρκ(ου) καὶ τ(ῶν) λατίν(ων), inc. Ἐπειδὴ συνήλθομεν τῇ χάριτι καὶ εὐδοκία τοῦ παντοδυνάμου θ(εο)ῦ … des. ὡς ἀληθὲς ἀναγκαῖον προσετέθη. ⟨Sessio III⟩, Mansi 31A, col. 507–520.
ii) fols 161v-166r: tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀνακεφαλαίωσις μάρκου. inc. Ληθφθείσης πρότερον τῆς χάριτος … des. ἵνα διαλέξωνται οἱ ἐκλελεγμένοι ἰδίως καὶ οὐ κοιν(ῶς), ⟨Sessio IV⟩, Mansi 31A, col. 520–525.
iii) fols 166r-177r: tit. Οἱ λατίνοι πρὸς τοὺς γραικοὺς, inc. Ἐπειδὴ ἐζητήθημεν (ἐζητήθη μὲν ed.) … des. ὀ παροιμιακὸς λόγος, τοὺς ἄξονας (the text breaks off here) ⟨Sessio V⟩, Mansi 31A, col. 528–548.
iv) fols 178r-179r: inc. Ἠκούσατε π(ατέ)ρες αἰδεσιμώτατοι, τὰς ἀποφάσεις … des. τῶν εἰρημένων ἀπολογησόμεθα. ⟨Sessio V⟩, Mansi 31A, col. 549–551.
v) fols 179r-184v: inc. Ἡμεῖς ὦ φίλοι π(ατέ)ρες οὐκ ἀντιλέγειν ἀλλήλοις ἁπλῶς … des. ἐντεῦθεν εἶπεν ἡ αἰδεσιμότης σου. ⟨Sessio XII⟩, Mansi 31A, col. 657–665.
Eulogy of Mark Eugenikos, similar to those found in Liturgical Books such as Triodion and Synodika, inc. Μάρκου τοῦ μακαρία τῆ μνήμη γενομένου … des. καὶ μακαρίαν μετατεθέντος ζωὴν, αἰωνία ἡ μνήμη.
Μονῳδία ἐπὶ τῇ ἁλώσει τῆς Θεσσαλονίκης, Monodia in Thessalonicam captam, ed. M. Pilavakis, Ἑάλω Θεσσαλονίκη. Θρῆνος γιὰ τὴν ἅλωση τοῦ 1430, Athens 1997, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 67.
Περὶ ἀναστάσεως, De resurrectione, see fols 64v-73v: des. mut. ὁ δὲ κτίσας ἡμᾶς θ(εὸ)ς ἐπὶ τοῖς μέλλου[σιν ἀγαθοῖς … Ed. A. Schmemann, ‘Une oeuvre inédite de Marc d'Ephèse, Περὶ ἀναστάσεως’, Θεολογία 22, (1951) 53–60. 252, TB II Mark Eugenikos, 22.
fols. ii, 26v, 40v, 60v, 95v-96v, 177v, 205–206 blank.
Titles of the works are given as in N. Constas, ‘Mark Eugenikos’ in eds C. G. Conticello and V. Conticello, La théologie byzantine et sa tradition, vol II, Turnhout, 2002, pp. 422–440 [= TB II Mark Eugenikos] and/or PG, BHG et al.
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
20 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Except for fols 97r-126v, the same hand as in MSS Holkham Gr. 68, 69 and 74 (Barbour, 607). Also, MSS Holkham Gr. 37, 46, 49–51 (added to Barbour’s list by E. Kakoulidi-Panou, E. Karantzola, M. Chalvatzidaki, κθ´).
Decoration
fol. 1r: decorative headpiece
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: MARCI/ EPHESINI/ OPERA/ VARIA/–//M.S./ SÆC. XV./ in pasted black leather: MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 78.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
1st paste down on the verso (in the centre, in pencil): MS. Holkham Gr. 78; fol. ir: (in pencil); Holk Cat. No. 129 118 (subscr. 115) DI A11; Catalogue Nrs: fol. 1r: in brown ink: ἐκ τῶν μάρκ(ου) μορεζήνου κ(αὶ) θύτου. (=Morezenos 50), handwritten note in brown ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698· cod. 53· Marci/ Ephesini Opera Varia/ annorum circiter 150. (= Giustiniani 53). Bottom, centre in grey ink: Νον= Morezenos 50. Old Catalogue Nrs: Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 115.
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Last Substantive Revision
2020-02-28: New description by Dimitris Skrekas.