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MS. Arch. Selden. B. 54

Summary Catalogue no.: 3384

Physical Description

Composite

History

Provenance and Acquisition

John Selden, 1584–1654

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 54 – Part 1

Contents

Gregory Nazianzen, Homilies
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Hutter, I. 33:

Miniatures.

Historiated border.

Ornamental headpieces at the beginnings of homilies.

Floral initials at the beginnings of homilies.

History

Origin: 11th century, third quarter ; Byzantine, Constantinople (?)

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 54 – Part 2

Contents

Lectionary (fragment)
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Hutter, I. 33:

Ornamental strips.

History

Origin: 14th century ; Byzantine, Constantinople (?)

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description by Elizabeth Solopova and Matthew Holford, based on the Quarto Catalogue (H. O. Coxe, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae pars prima recensionem codicum Graecorum continens, Quarto Catalogues I, 1883, repr. with corrections 1969) and supplementary sources.
Quarto Catalogue I, col. 610 (Cod. Seld. no. 47)
Quarto Catalogue I, col. 611 (Cod. Seld. no. 47)
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 2 Part 1, p. 620

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Digital Images

New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (digitized microfilm)
Digital Bodleian (4 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2019-10-31: Toby Burrows/Mapping Manuscript MigrationsProvenance and acquisition information added using https://github.com/mapping-manuscript-migrations/oxford-tei-updates/blob/master/update_oxford_prov.rb in collaboration with the Mapping Manuscript Migrations project.