Medieval Manuscripts in Cambridge Libraries

A catalogue of Western manuscripts and papyri at Cambridge University Library, the Fitzwilliam Museum and selected Cambridge colleges

Cambridge, Emmanuel College, MS 13

Diktyon no.: Diktyon 11837

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Introduction: Emmanuel College, MS 13 was probably copied in the 11th or 12th century, and is the second volume of a set of two (the first being Emmanuel MS 12). It contains 15 homilies by the Patriarch of Constantinople, John Chrysostom, In Matthaeum homiliae (16-24, 30-35) . Homilies 25-29 were not copied, as hom. 30-35 are numbered as κεʹ-λʹ, and consistently with the first group. Emmanuel MSS 12-15 contain homilies to the Gospel of Matthew by Chrysostom and share a common provenance and history, and were used by Frederick Field for his edition of the homilies (Cambridge 1839; see vol. 1, p. XVIII and XXI). Dr Matteo Di Franco

Language(s): Greek

ff. 177r-[337]v
John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew 16-24, 30-35 In Matthaeum homiliae 16-24, 30-35
Incipit: || f. 177r ἀλ]λὰ καὶ λίθων καὶ πάσης εὐκόλως τῆς ἐμπεσούσης ὕλης ἀντέχεται
Explicit: f. [337]v ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων ποτήριον ψυχροῦ μόνον εἰς ὄνομα μαθητοῦ ἀμὴν λέγω||
(defective at the beginning and the end)

  • Hom. 16: ff. 177r-[184]v (from PG 57, col. 249 line 17, continuing from Emmanuel MS 12)
  • Hom. 17: ff. [184]v-197v
  • Hom. 18: ff. 197v-[209]r
  • Hom. 19: ff. [209]r-225v
  • Hom. 20: ff. 225v-[235]v
  • Hom. 21: ff. [236]r-[241]r with lacuna: f. [240]v ends at PG 57, 298 line 42 ἀλλὰ πάντα οἰχή[σεται, f. [241]r start from 300 line 6 ποιοῦμεν, τίνος ἂν εἴημεν
  • Hom. 22: ff. [241]v-[252]r
  • Hom. 23: ff. [252]r-[268]v
  • Hom. 24: ff. [269]r-[276]v
  • Hom. 30: ff. 277r-285v with two lacunae: f. [282]v ends at PG 57, 366 line 55 τοῖς ἀσθενέστερον ἔτι διακειμένοις, f. [283]r starts from 367 line 38 Ἱερε]μίας περίζωμα τὸν λαόν φησι, f. [284]v ends at 369 line 17 κέχρηνται τῆ σπουδῆ, f. 285r starts from 370 line 13 ὁ προφήτης ἀσκεῖν ἐκέλευσε
  • Hom. 31: ff. [286]r-[294]v
  • Hom. 32: ff. [294]v-[309]r
  • Hom. 33: ff. [309]v-323r
  • Hom. 34: ff. 323r-[332]v
  • Hom. 35: ff. [333]r-[337]v (ends at PG 57, 408 line 39)

PG 57, 249-328; 361-408

CPG 4424

TLG 2062.152

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Parchment (FHHF), of variable thickness and medium quality.
Extent: Codex: iii + 151 + iii leaves. ff. 177-[287], [289-337] 345 × 256 mm. f. [288] 345 × 270 mm.
Foliation: The manuscript is foliated with the numbers [i-iii] + 177, [178-184], 185, [186-192], 193, [194-196], 197-198, [199-200], 201, [202-206], 207, [208-214], 215, [216-220], 221, [222], 223, [224-230], 231, [232-238], 239, [240-244], 245-246, [247-253], 254, [255-261], 262, [263-269], 270, [271-277], 278, [279-284], 285, [286-287, 287bis], 288, [289-290], 292, [293-297], 298, [299-305], 306, [307-313], 314, [315-319], 320, [321], 322-323, [324-329], 330, [331-337] + [iv-vi], in Arabic numerals, in pencil, recto, upper right. Folios after [287] and [290] not counted by mistake.

Collation

The manuscript consists of 21 quires, of which two are ternia and the rest are quaternia.

  • Quires 1-38 ff. 177-[200]
  • Quire 46 ff. 201-[206]
  • Quires 5-88 ff. 207-[238]
  • Quire 98-1 ff. 239-245 The third folio has been lost, with loss of text
  • Quires 10-138 ff. 246-[277]
  • Quire 148-1 ff. 278-[284] The sixth folio has been lost, with loss of text
  • Quire 158-1 ff. 285-[291] The first folio has been lost, with loss of text
  • Quire 166 ff. 292-[297]
  • Quires 17-218 ff. 298-[337]

Signatures in Greek numerals in brown ink on last verso, lower internal corner, from quire 1 (f. [184]v) from κδʹ to μδʹ, continuing from Emmanuel MS 12.

One signature in Greek numerals (κδʹ) in light-brown ink on f. 1r.

A modern signatures in Greek numerals in pencil on first recto from quire 2.

Condition

There are holes in some folios (e.g. ff. [280], [286]). The outer margins of ff. 314 and [336-337] have been cut away. There is some cockling, creasing, water staining, drops of wax and areas of dirt. Water staining has contributed to occasional abrasion of text, and there is significant abrasion to f. [337]v.

Layout

Two columns of 30 lines. 287 × 185 mm. Pricking does not survive. Ruled in hardpoint, system Leroy 5, type Leroy 44C2 . Text hangs from the lines.

Hand(s)

The manuscript is written in a mixed minuscule script, by the same hand of Emmanuel MS 12.

Decoration

Headpieces outlined in red ink at the beginning of each homily, from f. [184]v.

Major decarated initials of homilies in red ink from f. [184]v.

Minor initials in red ink throughout the manuscript.

Additions

A notes on f. [iii] verso: A reference to the edition by Henry Savile, Sancti Ioannis Chrysostomi opera Graece, Eton College, 1612-13: ‘Vide Editionem Sancti Chrysostomi Etonae impressam curante Henrico Savilio Anno MDCXII. Vol. 2. p. 113. l. 35 ἀλλὰ καὶ λίθων καὶ πάσης εὐκόλως κ.τ.λ.’

Binding

18th-century full leather binding over millboards, sewn with cord on single raised supports, boards attached with laced-in slips Separate-sewn endbands, the outermost and the pastedowns of marbled paper. Hatched leather on the boards, with decorative gold tooling on boards and spine. The title ‘Chrysostomi Homiliae Vol. II. MS’ is tooled in gold on black labels on the spine, and the classmark appears on patches.

365 × 285 × 75 mm.

The left outer joint is partially split at the tail and both endcaps are damaged. The leather covering has become flaky.

History

Origin: The manuscript was copied in the 11th or 12th century.

Provenance and Acquisition

As with Emmanuel MS 12, the manuscript comes from the Monastery of Kastamoniti of Mount Athos. The manuscript was bought by Anthony Askew (1722-1774) , physician and book collector, in his travel to the Mt Athos.

After Askew's death, the manuscripts were sold by G. Leigh and J. Sotheby in the auction of his library in 1785 (Lot. n. 612), but his son, Adam Askew (1752-1844) , was able to get possession of them again and gave them to Samuel Parr (1747-1825) .

Presented to Emmanuel College by Samuel Parr (1747-1825) , 1814 (see Cambridge, Emmanuel College, MS 12, f. [iii] verso).

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description (2021) draws on M.R. James, The Western manuscripts in the library of Emmanuel College: a descriptive catalogue, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1904, p. 11-12.

Availability

Visitors to Emmanuel College who wish to consult Special Collections material are required to apply to the Library in advance of their visit. For information on eligibility and admission procedures see: Emmanuel College: Special Collections.

Bibliography

    The Western manuscripts in the library of Emmanuel College: a descriptive catalogue, James, M. R. (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1904) Codices Chrysostomici Graeci I Codices Britanniae et Hiberniae, Aubineau, Michel (Paris, CNRS éditions, 1968) A brief history of Emmanuel College Library, Stubbings, Frank H (Cambridge, Emmanuel College Library, 1981) From Britain to Byzantium: the study of Greek manuscripts Through the looking glass: Byzantium through British eyes. Papers from the twenty-ninth Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, London, March 1995 Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies publications, Easterling, Patricia E. (Aldershot, 107-120, Ashgate, 2000)

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