Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B.7.2
Diktyon no.: Diktyon 11911
Contents
Language(s): Greek
Items of this chapter sequence correspond to sections of the text on ff. 75r-249v as well as separate texts. Two items have been included in the list but then struck through: preceding the text beginning on f. 293v, ‘Περὶ τῆς λεγομένης ἀσματικῆς ἀκολουθίας’, and preceding that beginning on f. 423v, ‘Περὶ ἱεροσύνης πρός τινα διάκονον’. The first corresponds to a section heading in the previous text, appearing on f. 260r, which was perhaps confused with the beginning of a separate text. The significance of the second is unclear. The first is numbered 14, the same number assigned to the following item, while there has been no alteration to subsequent numbers, suggesting that it was cancelled while the list was being written or numbered rather than later. The same is probably true of the second, since numbers in the part of the list were corrected due to an error in a previous number, a change which was apparently made during the process, since the last two numbers did not need alteration, but the number for this item was not altered before it was struck through.
PG 155, coll. 33-176
PG 155, coll. 176-237
The explicit given here corresponds to the point where this text ends in the Migne edition; the manuscript indicates the end of this text at f. 114r, line 14, treating what is the last portion of this text in the edition as the first of the next one
PG 155, coll. 237-252
The incipit given here corresponds to the point where this text begins in the Migne edition; the manuscript indicates the beginning of this text at f. 114r, line 15, treating what is the first of this text in the edition as the last of the previous one
PG 155, coll. 253-304
PG 155, coll. 305-361
PG 155, coll. 361-469
PG 155, coll. 469-504
PG 155, coll. 504-516
The explicit given here corresponds to the point where this text ends in the Migne edition; the manuscript indicates the end of this text at f. 249v, line 17, treating what is the last portion of this text in the edition as the first of the next one
PG 155, coll. 516-536
Excerpt: Prooimion-chapter 344 (PG 155, coll. 536-624)
The incipit given here corresponds to the point where this text begins in the Migne edition; the manuscript indicates the beginning of this text at f. 249v, line 18, treating what is the last portion of the previous text in the edition as the first of this one
PG 155, coll. 536-669
Excerpt: chapters 357-669 (PG 155, coll. 661-669)
The explicit given here corresponds to the point where this text ends in the Migne edition; the manuscript indicates the end of this text at f. 297v, line 10, treating what is the last portion of this text in the edition as the first of the next one
PG 155, coll. 536-669
The incipit given here corresponds to the point where this text begins in the Migne edition; the manuscript indicates the beginning of this text at f. 297v, line 11, treating what is the last portion of the previous text in the edition as the first of this one
PG 155, coll. 669-696
PG 155, coll. 829-953
TLG 3232.010
PG 155, coll. 697-749
PG 155, coll. 752-801
PG 155, coll. 804-817
PG 155, coll. 819-829
Letter 2
TLG 3232.008
Chapter 16
The scribe added an explanatory note in the margin on f. 445r: ‘Πρός τινα μόναχον Ἡσαΐας αἰτήσαντα’.
TLG 3047.006
Chapter 17
The scribe added an explanatory note in the margin on f. 467v: ‘Τοῦ αὐτοῦ’.
TLG 3047.006
Chapter 52
The scribe added an explanatory note in the margin on f. 469v: ‘Τοῦ αὐτοῦ’.
TLG 3047.006
Physical Description
Collation
The manuscript consists of 60 quires, all quaternia. The fourth and fifth endleaves at the beginning of the manuscript are part of the quire structure.
- Quires 1-598 ff. [iv-v], 1-381, 381a, 382-469
- Quire 608-3 ff. 470-474 The last three folios have been cancelled, without loss of text; the later right endleaf f. [vi] has subsequently been pasted to the quire.
Condition
Layout
A single column of 25 lines. 165 × 105 mm. Upper, lower and outer margins are ruled in hardpoint, with a second vertical line beyond the outer margin line and a second horizontal beyond the lower. There are no text lines ruled.
Hand(s)
The text was copied by Theophilos of Iberon (1460/70-1548) (RGK I, 139; III, 231) in mixed minuscule script, slanting slightly to the right, in black ink, with moderate variation in letter size. There are deletions by expunctuation.
Syllabic abbreviations and superscript word appear throughout the line. Breathings are round and mute iota is absent. Iota and upsilon are routinely surmounted by a single dot, or much more rarely a double one. There is accentuation of all nomina sacra . Accents are sometimes joined to letters, breathings, abbreviations and nomina sacra strokes. Marginal quotation marks are in use
The modern eta, modern nu, sigma telikon and loop epsilon are present.
Punctuation used includes the middle and upper points, lower and middle commas, question mark and full stop.
Headings are written in the same style, wholly or partially in red ink.
Decoration
The beginning of some texts is preceded by a simple vignette in red or red and brown ink (e.g. ff. 1r and 4r ).
Transitions between texts are accompanied by simple line-fillers in red ink.
The beginning of sections is marked with simple minor initials in red ink. Slightly larger and more ornamented initials appear at the beginning of the texts on ff. 1r and 4r.
Chapter and section numbers are surrounded by simple ornamented borders, outlined in brown ink with red infill.
Additions
As part of the original production of the manuscript, headings have been written in the margins, together with notes of content, minor section numbers and ση(μήωσαι) marks highlighting notable passages. Numbers for the sequence of "chapters" of the manuscript and major sections of these appear in decorative borders in the upper outer corner of each page where these begin. A cross of invocation was marked at the top of each page. A devotional note marking the beginning of copying, ‘Ίησοῦ προηγου’, was written at the beginning of the manuscript on f. 1r and the beginning of the main content on f. 4r.
There is a note regarding content and the colophon, possibly by the hand of Richard Bentley (1662-1742) , on the left pastedown: ‘Symeonis Thessalonicensis Dialogus contra omnes Haereses Extat MS. in Bibliothecae Vaticanam et Caesaream folio 474 In fine ετελειωθη κατα το ζμγ ετος (A.D. 1535)’.
Binding
18th-century full leather binding over millboards, with plain pastedowns. Leather page-marker tabs arranged so as to form a V-shape on the fore-edge indicate the beginning of texts. A note of content has been written on the tail-edge, but is now illegible. There is decorative gold tooling on the rebacked spine, with the title ‘Symeonis Thessalonicensis Contra Haereses M.S.’ tooled in gold on a red label, and the classmark on patches.
255 × 190 × 126 mm.
The binding has been rebacked.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
The provenance of the manuscript is unknown. However, a note on the left pastedown may be in the hand of Richard Bentley (1662-1742) , Master of Trinity, who bequeathed many manuscripts to the college, including Greek manuscripts acquired from the Pantokrator. Given the origin of this manuscript, it may well have been one of Bentley's acquisitions.
Additional Information
Record Sources
Availability
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Bibliography
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The western manuscripts in the library of Trinity College: a
descriptive catalogue, James, M.R. (Cambridge, 1, Cambridge University Press, 1900)
Repertorium der griechischen Kopisten, 800-1600 Veröffentlichungen der Kommission
für Byzantinistik, Gamillscheg, ErnstHarlfinger, Dieter (Wien, I. Grossbritannien, Verlag der Österreichischen
Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1981)
Funding of Cataloguing
The Polonsky Foundation
Abbreviations
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