A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Lyell 93

Physical Description

Composite: fols. 1–142 || fols. 143–177

History

Provenance and Acquisition

James P. R. Lyell, 1871–1948

Chosen as one of the hundred manuscripts bequeathed to the Bodleian by Lyell in 1948.

MS. Lyell 93 – Part 1

Contents

Gregory of Nazianzus, Sermons
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Rough headpieces, initials and titles in artificial elongated capitals in very faded red ink.

History

Origin: 13th century, late - 14th century, first quarter ; Byzantine

MS. Lyell 93 – Part 2

Contents

Gregory of Nazianzus, Sermons
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Simple headpieces, initials, and uncial titles in carmine ink. (Hutter iii. 127, Abb. 84, 483)

History

Origin: 10th century, late - 11th century, first quarter ; Byzantine

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from A. de la Mare, Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts Bequeathed to the Bodleian Library Oxford by James P. R. Lyell (1971)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2018-06-15: Mitch Fraas Provenance and acquisition information added using https://github.com/littlegustv/oxfordupdates/blob/master/test_case_for_oxford_prov.rb in collaboration with the Mapping Manuscript Migrations project.