Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 486: Ecclesiasticus in Greek
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- CCCC MS 486 is a small vellum codex copied in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century, said to come from Mt Athos, and evidently meant for monastic use. The contents are a miscellany: Ecclesiasticus (missing the first 8 chapters); a short section on the iambic metre; doctrinal responses by Gregory of Nyssa (c. 330-c. 395), Dionysius of Alexandria (d. c. 264), Nicon, and Peter, patriarch of Antioch as well as some anonymous extracts. The book retains its original medieval binding. As a result of the fragility of this binding it has only been possible to image the exterior and interior of the covers and part of the text pages, ff. 1r-9r.
- Contents
- Ecclesiasticus in Greek (incomplete) -- A note on the iambic metre -- De fide (to Simplicius) -- Quod non sint tres dii (to Ablabius) -- Aduersus Graecos -- Canonical epistle (to Letoius) -- Epistle to Basilides -- Excerpt from an Easter letter -- On the fast for the Virgin Mary -- Response to a query on the fast for the Virgin Mary -- A note on Bishop Paphnoutios -- Rules on fasting -- Epistle (unattributed) -- Epistle to the Archbishop of Gradensis
Description
Alternative title | Ecclesiasticus, etc., Graece |
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Type of resource | mixed material |
Extent | ff. 187 + 2 |
Date created | [ca. 1100 - 1199] |
Language | Greek, Modern (1453- ) |
Material | Vellum |
Layout | 19 lines (also 16 and 18) to a page |
Height (mm) | 138 |
Width (mm) | 91 |
Collation | α(8) β(8) ββ(8) γ(8)-κ(8) κα(6) κβ(8) κγ(6) (1 canc.), 2 flyleaves of paper. |
Writing | in a fine small hand, hanging from ruled lines |
Foliation | ff. 1-187 + i-ii. Partially imaged: front cover exterior and interior + ff. 1-9r + back cover exterior and interior |
Provenance | Presented in 1877 by the Rev. J. Priestley Foster, vicar of Dartmouth., In the last cover is a paper label: Greek MS. (on vellum) from Mount Athos, date about 1200 A.D. |
Binding | Old binding: stamped leather (red) over wooden boards. |
Bibliographic information
M.R. James Date | xii |
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Downloadable James Catalogue Record | |
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record | |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/qt249rz9378 |
Location | MS 486 |
Repository | UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library |
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- Use and reproduction
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- License
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Collection
Parker Manuscripts
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