Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 224
Diktyon no.: Diktyon 11829
Contents
Language(s): Greek
ff. 55v-56v blank
TLG 0031.002
Physical Description
Collation
The manuscript consists of 7 quaternions: quires 1-78 ff. 1r-56v
Vertical catchwords in the hand of the scribe placed along the inner bounding line, underlined, reading from top to bottom. Original quire signatures in Greek numerals in red ink, from ιγον (f. 1r) to ιθον (f. 52r), remain in the middle of the lower margin of the recto of the first leaf and the verso of the last leaf of each quire.Leaf signatures in Greek numerals in dark brown ink in the lower margin of the rectos, from f. 1r φύλλ. αον τοῦ ιγου to f. 52r φύλλ. δον τοῦ ιθου (mistakenly spelled τοῦ θι).
Condition
In generally fair condition: leaves have yellowed slightly with age; there are occasional stains and small worm holes.
Layout
Written space: 140 × 80-85 mm.
Hand(s)
Georgios Hermonymos : the text is written by the 15th-century Greek scholar and scribe (RGK I 61) in a minuscule script in pale brown ink.
Slanting slightly to the right, Hermonymos' hand shows cursive-like ductus without variation in letter size. Ligatures and abbreviations are rare. His script is characterized by the minuscules gamma, eta, xi, rho. Sigma telikon is in Z-shape and is found sometimes in the middle of the word.
Breathings are curved; accents do not join to letters or breathings.
The running headlines, the marginal summaries (numbered from α' to μη'), the quire signature are written in red ink.
For further details on Georgios Hermonymos' script, see Kalatzi (2009), p. 111-132.
Antonios Dizomaios (RGK II 31) added some corrections on ff. 1v, 9v, 11v, 14r, 16v, and probably on ff. 31v, 33r, 43r. He also annotated Oxford, Bodleian Library, Canon. Gr. 33, where his signature remains on f. 90r.
Decoration
Simple initials of the paragraphs are outlined in red ink.
Binding
Bound with couched-laminate boards. The binding re-uses panels by Julien des Jardins, active in Paris ca. 1510. Stamped on both boards: on the front cover SS. Sebastian and Barbara with the inscription: Tout se passe fors aymer Dieu. Julien des Jardins; on the back cover St. Yves, holding a open book and a scroll and dressed as a canon with a cloack of ermine, stands between two trees underneath a cusped arch. Belowe him, his name is stamped. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Canon. Gr. 33 presents an identical binding.
Fore-edges are gilded and gauffered
250 × 160 × 20 mm.
History
The codex was copied by Georgios Hermonymos during his stay in Paris for Guillaume Budé (see Kalatzi (2009), p. 77) between the the last quarter of 15th century and the early 16th century.
Provenance and Acquisition
An ex libris remains on the inside left cover: Danielis Rogerii; the manuscript might have belonged to the Anglo-Flemish diplomat and politician Daniel Rogers (b. 1538?, d. 1591) or, more likely, to the Puritan clergyman Daniel Rogers (1573-1652) .
The manuscript is not included in Thomas James' catalogue of 1600, nor in the manuscript catalogue CCCC MS 490, which lists additions to the Parker collection up to 1613, with further entries bringing the acquisitions up to second half of 17th century. It appears in William Stanley's catalogue of 1722, p. 110: the classmark Lib. ab Al. 18 remains of f. i recto. Presumably Corpus Christi received this manuscript in the second half of the 17th century.
Additional Information
Record Sources
Availability
Visitors to Corpus Christi College who wish to consult Special Collections material are required to apply to the Parker Library in advance of their visit. For information on eligibility and admission procedures see: Parker Library: Information for Readers.
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Funding of Cataloguing
The Polonsky Foundation (cataloguing).
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (digital images).
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