Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 248: Greek Miscellany including Homerocentones, Hesiod, Cebes, Theognis et al., with (Latin) Life of St Nicholas of Myra

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Abstract/Contents

Summary: CCCC MS 248 is a sixteenth-century miscellany of ancient Greek texts popular in the Renaissance, including Homerocentones, Hesiod, Cebes, Theognis, pseudo-Pythagoras and Phocylides, copied from printed editions. It also contains a Latin translation of the life of St Nicholas of Myra. It was presented to Daniel Rogers (c. 1539-91) by Joannes Olivarius, who may himself have been the scribe, in 1564.
Contents: Homerocentones -- Extract from the Suda lexicon on the divinity of Jesus Christ -- Four letters of Anastasia and Chrysogonus -- Works and Days -- Theogony (1-50) -- Pinax -- Elegies -- Golden Verses of Pythagoras -- Sentences -- Life of St Nicholas of Myra, in the Latin translation of Leonardus Justinianus

Description

Alternative title	Hesiodus, Cebes, etc.
Type of resource	mixed material
Extent	ff. 178 + 8
Date created	[ca. 1500 - 1599]
Language	Greek, Modern (1453- ); Latin
Material	Paper
Layout	20 lines to a page
Height (mm)	141
Width (mm)	102
Collation	a(8) 1(8)-9(8) 10(10)-12(10) 13(8) 14(8) 15(10) 16(10) 17(8)-21(8).
Writing	very neatly written
Foliation	ff. a + i-viii + 1-178 + b
Provenance	On flyleaf: Dno Danieli Rogersio Joannes Oliuarius dono dabam pridie calend. Martii 1564.
Binding	Stamped binding with two double panels: the legends are: Domine exaudi orationem meam et clamor meus ad te ueniat and De profundis clamaui ad te domine exaudi uocem meam.

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date	xvi
Downloadable James Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:wb937bc3019/MS_248.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:gq312bq6812/248.pdf
Contains	Title Homerocentones. 1r-61r Nasmith Ομηροκεντρα ἁ και κεντρωνες quibus prefixa est επιστολη Πετρου Κανδιδου του μοναχου Αλδω τω Μανουκιω. 1r-61r Rubric (1r) Πέτρος Κάνδιδος ὁ μοναχ̀ος Ἄλδῳ τῳ̑ Μανουκίῳ ευ̑̓ πράττειν Incipit (1r) Τ̀α λεγ́ομενα ὁμηρόκεντρα μεγάλῃ τῃ̑ σπουδῃ̑ Explicit (1v) ὑπ' ἐμου̑ μεταδοθείη. Ἐῤῥωσο Note (1v) Text Probably copied from the Aldine edition of 1504, in which appeared the Latin version by P. Candidus Title Extract from the Suda lexicon on the divinity of Jesus Christ. 61v-67v Nasmith Μαρτυριον ιουδαιου τινος περι του Ιησου Χριστου ὁτι υιος του θεου εστιν. 61v-67v Incipit (61v) Ἐν τοι̑ς χρόνοις του̑ εὐσεβεστάτου βασιλέως Ἰουστινιανου̑ γέγονεν ἀνθρωπός τις Explicit (67v) ἀποκεκρυμμένον μυστήριον ἐθάῤῥησεν Note From Suidas, s.v. Ἰησου̑ς Χριστός Title Four letters of Anastasia and Chrysogonus. 67v-72v Nasmith Επιστολαι τεσσαρες Αναστασιας και Χρυσογονου. 67v-72v Incipit (67v) Τῳ̑ ἁγίῳ ὁμολογητῃ̑ Χριστου̑ Χρυσογόνῳ Note From Suidas, s.v. Χρυσόγονος ff. 70v-72v blank Title Hesiod, Works and Days. 73r-91v Nasmith Ησιοδου του Ασκαιου εργα και ημεραι. 73r-91v Author Hesiod Incipit (73r) Μου̑σαι πιερίηθεν Title Hesiod, Theogony (1-50). 91v-92v Nasmith Του αυτου θεογονια. 91v-92v Author Hesiod Incipit (91v) Μουσάων ἑλικωνιάδων Note To line 50 Explicit (92v) Ὰὐτις δ' ἀνθρ́ωπων τ̀ε γένος κρατερω̑ν τε γιγάντων Title Cebes, Pinax. 93r-107r Nasmith Κεβητος θηβαιου πιναξ. 93r-107r Author Cebes Incipit (93r) Ετυγχάνομεν περιπατου̑ντες Title Theognis, Elegies. 107v-137v Nasmith Θεογνιδος μεγαρεου σικελιωτου γνωμαι ελεγειακαι. 107v-137v Author Theognis Incipit (107v) Ω̑̓ ́ἀνα λητου̑ς υἳε Title Golden Verses of Pythagoras. 138r-139v Nasmith Χρυσα επη του Πυθαγορου. 138r-139v Note Note (138r) Vulgo doctioribus persuasum est haec aurea Carmina non esse Pythagorae sed Philolai. Io Picus in prooemio Heptapli sui Incipit (138r) Ἀθανάτους μ̀εν πρω̑τα Title pseudo-Phocylides, Sentences. 139v-146v Nasmith Φωκυλιδου ποιημα νουθετικον. 139v-146v Author pseudo-Phocylides Rubric (139v) Στίξοι εἰς τ̀ον Φωκυλίδην Incipit (139v) Ὁ Φωκυλίδης εὐπρεπη̑ ζήσας βίον κ. τ. λ. Rubric (140r) Εἰς τ̀ον αὐτ̀ον ́ἑτεροι Incipit (140r) Ταυ̑τα δίκῃς ὁσίῃσι θεου̑ κ. τ. λ. Note Text Incipit (140r) Μήτε γαμοκλοπέειν Explicit (145r) μέχρι γήραος οὐδῳ̑ Rubric (145r) τέλος σ̀υν θεῳ̑ τω̑ν Φωκ. ἐπω̑ν Note ff. 146v-147v blank Title Life of St Nicholas of Myra, in the Latin translation of Leonardus Justinianus. 147r-175v Nasmith Leonardi Justiniani patricii Veneti, beati Nicolai Myrensis episcopi vita e Graeco in Latinum translata. 147r-175v Rubric (147r) Leonardi lustiniani patricii Veneti in beati Nicolai myrensis episcopi vitam e graeco in latinum tralatam ad Laurentium eius fratrem Vrbis Venetiarum patriarcham Praefatio Incipit (147r) Cum aetatis nostrae ingenia Explicit (149v) quam uiuens quisquam in terris prodesset Rubric (149v) Incipit vita etc. Incipit (149v) Pataram rerum scriptores tradunt Note In 22 chapters ending Explicit (175r) triumphares cum Christo in gloria per immortalia secula seculorum. Τέλος τῳ̑ θεῳ̑ χάρις Note Printed by Aldus in Poetae Christiani, 1502 On 176v: Suidae de hoc diuo testimonium. Nicolaus Myrarum Lyciae ardens - ab omni necessitate liberare. Τέλος
TJames	vac.
Stanley	Lib. ab Al. 29
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/yz268db3875
Location	MS 248
Repository	UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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