Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 248: Greek Miscellany including Homerocentones, Hesiod, Cebes, Theognis et al., with (Latin) Life of St Nicholas of Myra
Hesiodus, Cebes, etc.
mixed material
ff. 178 + 8
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On flyleaf: Dno Danieli Rogersio Joannes Oliuarius dono dabam pridie calend. Martii 1564.
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.
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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.
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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
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1599
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Lib. ab Al. 29
https://purl.stanford.edu/yz268db3875
MS 248
UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:wb937bc3019/MS_248.pdf
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:gq312bq6812/248.pdf
Homerocentones
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Ομηροκεντρα ἁ και κεντρωνες quibus prefixa est επιστολη Πετρου Κανδιδου του μοναχου Αλδω τω Μανουκιω
1r-61r
(1r) Πέτρος Κάνδιδος ὁ μοναχ̀ος Ἄλδῳ τῳ̑ Μανουκίῳ ευ̑̓ πράττειν
(1r) Τ̀α λεγ́ομενα ὁμηρόκεντρα μεγάλῃ τῃ̑ σπουδῃ̑
(1v) ὑπ' ἐμου̑ μεταδοθείη. Ἐῤῥωσο
(1v) Text
Probably copied from the Aldine edition of 1504, in which appeared the Latin version by P. Candidus
Extract from the Suda lexicon on the divinity of Jesus Christ
61v-67v
Μαρτυριον ιουδαιου τινος περι του Ιησου Χριστου ὁτι υιος του θεου εστιν
61v-67v
(61v) Ἐν τοι̑ς χρόνοις του̑ εὐσεβεστάτου βασιλέως Ἰουστινιανου̑ γέγονεν ἀνθρωπός τις
(67v) ἀποκεκρυμμένον μυστήριον ἐθάῤῥησεν
From Suidas, s.v. Ἰησου̑ς Χριστός
Four letters of Anastasia and Chrysogonus
67v-72v
Επιστολαι τεσσαρες Αναστασιας και Χρυσογονου
67v-72v
(67v) Τῳ̑ ἁγίῳ ὁμολογητῃ̑ Χριστου̑ Χρυσογόνῳ
From Suidas, s.v. Χρυσόγονος
ff. 70v-72v blank
Hesiod, Works and Days
73r-91v
Ησιοδου του Ασκαιου εργα και ημεραι
73r-91v
Hesiod
author
(73r) Μου̑σαι πιερίηθεν
Hesiod, Theogony (1-50)
91v-92v
Του αυτου θεογονια
91v-92v
Hesiod
author
(91v) Μουσάων ἑλικωνιάδων
To line 50
(92v) Ὰὐτις δ' ἀνθρ́ωπων τ̀ε γένος κρατερω̑ν τε γιγάντων
Cebes, Pinax
93r-107r
Κεβητος θηβαιου πιναξ
93r-107r
Cebes
author
(93r) Ετυγχάνομεν περιπατου̑ντες
Theognis, Elegies
107v-137v
Θεογνιδος μεγαρεου σικελιωτου γνωμαι ελεγειακαι
107v-137v
Theognis
author
(107v) Ω̑̓ ́ἀνα λητου̑ς υἳε
Golden Verses of Pythagoras
138r-139v
Χρυσα επη του Πυθαγορου
138r-139v
Note
(138r) Vulgo doctioribus persuasum est haec aurea Carmina non esse Pythagorae sed Philolai. Io Picus in prooemio Heptapli sui
(138r) Ἀθανάτους μ̀εν πρω̑τα
pseudo-Phocylides, Sentences
139v-146v
Φωκυλιδου ποιημα νουθετικον
139v-146v
pseudo-Phocylides
author
(139v) Στίξοι εἰς τ̀ον Φωκυλίδην
(139v) Ὁ Φωκυλίδης εὐπρεπη̑ ζήσας βίον κ. τ. λ.
(140r) Εἰς τ̀ον αὐτ̀ον ́ἑτεροι
(140r) Ταυ̑τα δίκῃς ὁσίῃσι θεου̑ κ. τ. λ.
Text
(140r) Μήτε γαμοκλοπέειν
(145r) μέχρι γήραος οὐδῳ̑
(145r) τέλος σ̀υν θεῳ̑ τω̑ν Φωκ. ἐπω̑ν
ff. 146v-147v blank
Life of St Nicholas of Myra, in the Latin translation of Leonardus Justinianus
147r-175v
Leonardi Justiniani patricii Veneti, beati Nicolai Myrensis episcopi vita e Graeco in Latinum translata
147r-175v
(147r) Leonardi lustiniani patricii Veneti in beati Nicolai myrensis episcopi vitam e graeco in latinum tralatam ad Laurentium eius fratrem Vrbis Venetiarum patriarcham Praefatio
(147r) Cum aetatis nostrae ingenia
(149v) quam uiuens quisquam in terris prodesset
(149v) Incipit vita etc.
(149v) Pataram rerum scriptores tradunt
In 22 chapters ending
(175r) triumphares cum Christo in gloria per immortalia secula seculorum. Τέλος τῳ̑ θεῳ̑ χάρις
Printed by Aldus in Poetae Christiani, 1502
On 176v: Suidae de hoc diuo testimonium. Nicolaus Myrarum Lyciae ardens - ab omni necessitate liberare. Τέλος
Parker Manuscripts
https://purl.stanford.edu/dx969tv9730
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