Medieval Manuscripts in Cambridge Libraries

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

Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.4.24

Diktyon no.: Diktyon 11996

Contents

Introduction: The manuscript is a Miscellany of Greek texts written in England in the 17th century, containing mainly transcriptions from manuscripts held in Cambridge and Oxford, written at various times by Patrick Young (1584-1652), scholar and Royal librarian. The manuscript is formed of different parts. Although the quire structure of the codex is difficult to reconstruct, given the tight sewing, and the conditions of the manuscript, the various parts are distinguishable by the difference in texts, script, paper (watermarks and dimensions of the leaves). The first leaves of the different parts are often darker than the rest; originally they were probably preserved independently, for a time. The first part (ff. 1-27) contains the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, a pseudepigraphic work, which purportedly contains the deathbed exhortations of the twelve sons of Jacob. It was copied from MS Cambridge, University Library, Ff.1.24 . Part II (ff. 28-78) also contains a text copied from MS CUL Ff.1.24, the so-called Libellus memorialis (or Notebook of Josephus, or Hypomnestikon), copied by an anonymous scribe and Patrick Young. By his hand was also written the text of part VI (ff. 95-111), which he signed in 1636, in Sherborne, Dorset. Eleven years later, in August and September 1647, Patrick Young copied the texts in part VII of the manuscript (ff. 112-183), Eusebius' Onomasticon and a Lexicon of the Scriptures, in Broomfield, Essex. In the third part (ff. [78a]-[78f]), formed by leaves of smaller dimension, there is a portion of book 14 of Flavius Josephus' Antiquitates Judaicae copied from a manuscript of Isaac Vossius. This same excerpt from this work is contained also in a paper bifolium, which has been folded and bound at the end of the manuscript. Part IV (ff. [78g]-[81], 82) contains the table of contents of the Libellus memorialis, copied in part II: the numbers of folios in the index refer to it. The leaves forming this part are in disorder (the correct sequence is [80], [81], [78g], [79], 82), due to the fact that the binion formed by ff. [78g]-[81] was sewn in the manuscript folded the opposite way. Dr Erika Elia

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: Codex: 1 + 197 + 1 leaves. ca. 310 × ca. 200-205 mm.
Foliation: Modern foliation in ink, partially integrated in pencil, with a series of unnumbered of partially numbered leaves: ff. i + 1:1-1:78 + [78a]-[78g] + [79]-[81] + 82-83 + pp. 84-[93] + ff. 94-116, [116a], 117-197 + [ii]. Between ff. 197 and f. [ii] has been bound a bifolium (see Accompanying Material).

Collation

The quires have been sewn very tight, and the condition of the manuscript does not permit a full investigation of the collation. It has been possible to observe the structure of only a few of the quires.

Condition

The leaves have not been trimmed, therefore edges are curled, and damaged. The book block is almost detached from the spine. The first few leaves are damaged and fragile.

Additions

On the left pastedown are written, in brown ink, the old marks ‘ G.8’ and ‘ 293’, and the present shelfmark, ‘ O.4.24’; on the same leaf, in the centre, are written the name of the former owner and donor ‘ R. Gale’, and an older shelfmark, which was erased, ‘ O.4.34’.

On f. i recto there are various notes in Latin, in brown ink, about the contents of the manuscript, as well as the old mark ‘ G.8’. A note in brown ink signed by E. Bernard was erased: ‘ April 5, 1677. Borrowed then of Dr Gale Photii Lexicon in Ms Gr. promise to return upon demand. Edward Bernard’.

Binding

Western early modern binding, parchment cover over couched-laminate boards. On the spine are pasted three small paper labels with the shelfmark. 320 × ca. 210 × ca. 32-70 mm.

The cover is damaged near the edges; the left board is rigidly curled upwards.

Accompanying Material

A bifolium has been sewn, folded in two, between ff. 197 and [ii]; it contains another copy of Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae, excerpt from Book 14, copied from a codex of Isaac Vossius (ff. [78a]r-[78f]v), copied by a hand datable in the 17th c.

The box containing the manuscript also holds two small paper fragments from f. 1.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

The manuscipt was owned by Thomas Gale (1635/1636-1702) , Regius professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge, High Master of St Paul's School and Dean of York. It appears among Thomas Gale's Greek manuscripts in E. Bernard, Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliæ et Hiberniæ, Oxoniæ 1697, p. 186, where it appears as 10 items, no. 5882 (48)-5891 (57).

It was donated to Trinity College by Roger Gale (1672-1744) in 1738. On the lower part of the left pastedown is pasted the Trinity College bookplate; on ff. f. 1r, and on a final added bifolium there are stamps of Trinity College Library.

Part 1 [Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.4.24, ff. 1-27]

Contents

Language(s): Greek

1. ff. 1r-27v
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
Rubric: f. 1r Testamenta duodecim Patriarcharum
Rubric: f. 1r Διαθῆκαι τῶν ιβʹ πατριαρχῶν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰακώβ
Incipit: f. 1r Διαθήκη Ῥουβὴμ περὶ ἐννοιῶν· Ἀντίγραφον διαθήκης Ῥουβὴμ
Explicit: f. 27v ἕως ἡμέρας ἐξόδου αὐτῶν ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου

TLG 1700.002; CAVT 118

Filiation: The text was copied from a MS of Cambridge University Library, Ff.1.24, and collated with a MS from Oxford, Bodleian Library (it is identified in the CUL catalogue as Barocci 133), as specified in a note from the scribe on f. 1r.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: ff. 1-27 Western paper, folded in folio. Watermarks: ff. 1-10 Pitcher surmounted by flowers, a quatrefoil and a crescent, on the pitcher letters ‘ P (or I?) O O’ ( 80 × 40 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf, comparable (but with different letters and dimensions) to Watermarks from the National Library of Ireland Pot/jug 1 , which is dated to the 1630s. ff. 11-27 Pitcher with two handles, on it letters ‘ B R’ ( 24 × 24 mm. ) near the right edge of the leaf, no similar examples have been found in the main repertoires.

Collation

The quires have been sewn very tight, and the conditions of the manuscript do not permit a full investigation of the collation. Only the first quire is clearly identifiable as a quinion.

  • Quire 15 ff. 1-10

Horizontal catchwords by the scribe, written in the lower margin, right, of each leaf recto and verso.

Layout

A single column of 28 lines ( ca. 295 × ca. 170 mm. ). The scribe left blank a column ( 40 ) to the left of each folio recto or verso for annotations, with the text occupying all the remaining space.

Hand(s)

ff. 1r-27v Hand A: the text has been written in a minuscule script slightly slanting to the right, regular in size, characterized by small decorative hooks at the ends of uprights. The script is similar to that of Patrick Young and can be dated to the 17th c.

The scribe also wrote notes in the margins.

The text is written in a brown ink.

History

Origin: This part of the manuscript was copied in the 17th c., probably in the first half of the century, as suggested by the watermark.

Part 2 [Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.4.24, ff. 28-78]

Contents

Language(s): Greek

2. ff. 28r-78v
Libellus memorialis Notebook of Josephus Hypomnestikon
Rubric: f. 28r ̔Υπομνηστικὸν βιβλίον Ἰωσήππου
Incipit: f. 28r Ὅσαι γεγόνασιν ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἀδὰμ ἕως τῆς τοῦ Σωτῆρος παρουσίας γενεαί. αʹ Ἀδαμ· βʹ Σήθ· γʹ Ἐνώς· δʹ Καϊνᾶν· εʹ Μαλελεὴλ
Explicit: f. 78v ἄνθραξ· ἀχάτης λιγύριος· ὀνύχειος

The text is anonymous, although it was previously attributed to a Josephus Christianus

Filiation: The text was copied from a MS of Cambridge University Library, Ff.1.24, as specified in a note by the scribe on f. 28r.

PG 106, 16-176; the Greek text has been recently edited by G.W. Menzies: R.M. Grant, G.W. Menzies (ed.), Joseph's Bible Notes (Hypomnestikon), Atlanta 1996

3. f. 78v
Epigram
Incipit: f. 78v l. 18 Τέρμα πτυκτίδων, ἐνταῦθα Ἰωσήππου
Explicit: f. 78v l. 24 Εἰς αἶνον εὐχάριστον αὐτοῦ τοῦ λόγου

See Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams, occurrence 17643

4. f. 78v
Leo VI the Wise (866-912), An enigma of the Emperor Leo
Rubric: f. 78v l. 19 Στίκοι Λέοντος τοῦ βασιλέως, εἰς αἴνιγμα Χριστοῦ καὶ κρῖνον δεδειγμένοι
Incipit: f. 78v l. 19 Εἰ γῆν ἅπασαν καὶ θάλατταν καὶ πόλον
Explicit: f. 78v l. 29 Τούτου βλέπουσαι τὴν ὑπέρτατον θέαν||

The text is incοmplete

Filiation: It was copied, like the previous text, from MS Cambridge, University Library, Ff.1.24, as specified in a note by the scribe on f. 28r

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: ff. 28-78 Western paper, folded in folio. Watermarks: ff. 28-59 Pitcher surmounted by flowers, and a crescent, on the pitcher letters, hardly readable ( 70 × 20 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf; because of the scarce visibility of the watermark, no parallels could be found in the main repertoires. ff. 60-68 Pitcher with one handle, on it letters, difficult to discern ( 60 × 20 mm. ) near the right edge of the leaf , because of the scarce visibility of the watermark, no parallels could be found in the main repertoires. ff. 69-78 Crozier in a cartouche, surmounted by a lily ( ca. 60 × ca. 40 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf, comparable to Heawood Crozier 1215-1216 , which are dated after 1621 (England)
Extent: Codex: 50 leaves. ca. 310 × ca. 190-200 mm.

Collation

The quires have been sewn very tightly, and the condition of the manuscript does not permit full investigation of the collation. The last two quires of this section have been reconstructed on the basis of the position of the watermark.

  • 4 quires8 ff. 28-59 A-D
  • 1 quire10-1 ff. 60-68
  • 1 quire6 ff. 69-74
  • 1 quire4 ff. 75-78

On ff. 28r-59v the scribe wrote signatures, formed by letters of the Latin alphabet from A to D, in the lower margin of the first leaf of each quire. On ff. 28r-59v there are horizontal catchwords by the scribe, written in the lower margin, right, of the verso of each leaf. On ff. 60r-78v there are horizontal catchwords by the scribe, written in the lower margin, right, of each leaf recto and verso.

Layout

A single column of 36-41 lines. ca. 230 × ca. 110 mm.

Hand(s)

ff. 28r-59v Hand B: a minuscule script slanting to the right, characterized by a tendency to prolong uprights and oblique strokes. The script can be dated to the 17th c.

The text is written in a light brown ink.

ff. 60r-78v Hand C: Patrick Young (1584-1652) (for the identification see M. R. James, The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Cambridge, vol. 3, Cambridge 1902, p. 274; the script is the same as in other manuscripts written by Young, as, for example, London, British Library, Harley 7522 B ), in a minuscule script, slightly slanting to the right, flowing, regular in size, characterised by contrast between thin and thick strokes and small flourishing tails at the end of some vertical and oblique strokes (see e.g. rho, csi, beta, zeta, eta). Accents are not always present nor are breathings.

The scribe wrote also notes in the margins.

The text is written in a brown ink.

History

Origin: This part of the manuscript was copied in the 17th century, as suggested by the scripts and the watermarks. Since part of the text was written Patrick Young, and that the same watermark ‘ Crozier’ recurs in part VI of the manuscript, copied by Patrick Young in 1636, it is probable that this part was also copied around this date.

Part 3 [Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.4.24, ff. [78a]-[78f]]

Contents

Language(s): Greek

5. ff. [78a] recto-[78f] recto
Josephus, Flavius, Antiquitates Judaicae, excerpt from Book 14
Incipit: f. [78a] recto Παρατίθεναι[sic] δὲ καὶ τὸ δόγμα
Explicit: f. [78f] recto καὶ τὸ ἔθνος ἡμῶν γεγενημένα

The text is written only on the recto of the leaves

Only an excerpt, Book 14, ch. 219-265 l.3

As stated in a note on f. [78a] recto, the text, an excerpt from Josephus Flavius, was copied from an exemplar owned by Isaac Vossius and refers to p. 488 of the Geneva edition

TLG 0526.001

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: ff. [78a]r-[78f]v Western paper, folded in folio. Watermarks: Horn in a cartouche surmounted by a lily, countermark ‘ L’ (?) hardly visible ( ca. 65 × ca. 40 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf, comparable to Heawood Horn 2666-26667 , which are dated 1675 and shortly after 1683 (England)
Extent: Codex: 6 leaves. 240-310 × 190 mm.
Foliation: A foliation in ink, in Arabic numerals, from 1 to 4, not pertaining to the whole volume, in the upper margin left of the recto of the leaves is only partially visible; the last two leaves are unnumbered.

Collation

The six leaves have been pasted to paper stubs sewn in the manuscript.

Layout

Irregular layout, a single column of 23-42 lines.

Hand(s)

ff. [78a] recto, [78c] recto, [78e] recto-[78f] recto Hand D: a minuscule script datable to the 17th c.

The text is written in a light brown ink.

ff. [78b] recto, [78d] recto Hand E: a minuscule script datable to the 17th c.

The text is written in a black ink.

History

Origin: This part of the manuscript was copied in the 17th century, as suggested by the script and the watermarks.

Part 4 [Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.4.24, ff. [78g]-[81], 82]

Contents

Language(s): Greek

6. ff. [78g] recto-82r
Index to the Libellus memorialis
Incipit: f. [80]r ̔Υπομνηστικὸν βιβλίον Ἰωσήππου. Βίβλος α΄. Ὅσαι γεγόνασιν ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἀδὰμ ἕως τῆς τοῦ Σωτῆρος παρουσίας γενεαί 28
Explicit: f. 82r ρξζ΄ Αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν λίθων τῶν ἐν τῇ τοῦ ἀρχιερέως ζώνῃ ἐντιθεμένων

ff. [78g]-[81] form a binion which has been sewn in the manuscript folded the opposite way: the correct order of the leaves is therefore [80], [81], [78g], [79], 82

The Notebook of Josephus is present in the manuscript on ff. 28r-78v; the numbers in the index refer to it

The leaves are divided into two colums, the index occupies the right: in the left column, on f. [80]r the scribe started to write a Latin translation, but it remained limited to the title and first chapter

On f. 82r, in the blank space after the end of the index has been written in Latin a list of the authors cited in the Notebook of Josephus

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: ff. [78g]-[81] Western paper, folded in folio. Watermarks: Flag with letters ‘ G B 3’, with countermark ‘ B 3’ (?) with a clover (not entirely visible) ( ca. 65 × ca. 50 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf, comparable to Heawood Flag 1380 , which is dated in 1636.
Extent: Codex: 5 leaves. 300 × 200 mm.

Collation

Part IV is formed by a binion; f. 82 is made of another kind of paper

  • 1 quire4+1 ff. [78g]-82

Layout

Irregular layout, two columns.

Hand(s)

ff. [78g] recto-[81]v Hand F: a minuscule script datable to the 17th c.

The text is written in a black ink.

History

Origin: This part of the manuscript was copied probably in the first half of the 17th century, as suggested by the watermark.

Part 5 [Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.4.24, ff. 83-94]

Contents

Language(s): Greek

7. ff. 83r-94v
Epitome Legis Mosaicae (from the Ecloga ex Prochiron Mutata)
Rubric: f. 83r Ἐκλογὴ ἐν ἐπιτομῇ τοῦ θεοῦ Μωυσέος[sic] δοθέντος νόμου τοῖς Ἰσραηλίταις
Incipit: f. 83r Τίτλος α΄ Περὶ κρίματος καὶ δικαιοσύνης ἐκ τῆς Ἐξόδου, κεφ. κθ΄
Explicit: f. 94v ἔνοχοι εἰσίν
Final rubric: f. 94v Τέλος

Ed. L. Burgmann, S. Troianos, Fontes Minores III, Frankfurt am Main 1979, pp. 138-167

Filiation: As stated in a note on f. 83r, the text was copied from a MS in Oxford, owned by Roe: it is probably Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Roe 18

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: ff. 83-94 Western paper, folded in folio. Watermarks: Pitcher surmounted by flowers, and a crescent, on the pitcher letters, hardly readable ( ca. 65 × ca. 25 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf, because of the scarce visibility of the watermark, no parallels were found in the main repertoires.
Extent: Codex: 7 leaves. 295 × 195 mm.
Foliation: In these leaves there is confusion between foliation and pagination (no leaves are missing, on the basis of the text), ff. 83 and 94 are numbered as folia but from 84 to 92 the leaves are paginated, but numbered only on the recto, pp. 84, [85], 86, [87], 88, [89], 90, [91], 92, [93]: f. 83 + pp. 84-[93] + 94

Collation

It is difficult now to determine the structure of this part: stubs are visible in the gutter, the position of the watermarks does not seem to indicate a unique quire.

Horizontal catchwords by the scribe, near the gutter, in the lower margin of the verso of each leaf.

Layout

A single column of 36 lines. 220 × 105 mm.

Hand(s)

ff. 83r-94v Hand G: a minuscule script datable to the 17th c.

The text is written in a brown ink.

History

Origin: This part of the manuscript was copied in the 17th century, as suggested by the script and the watermarks.

Part 6 [Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.4.24, ff. 95-111]

Contents

Language(s): Greek

8. ff. 95r-111r
Commentary on the Canticles
Rubric: f. 95r ᾎσμα ᾀσμάτων τοῦ Σολομων[sic]
Incipit: f. 95r ᾄσματα ᾀσμάτων λέγονται διὰ τὴν προσοῦσαν αὐτοῖς τιμήν
Explicit: f. 111r καὶ αὐτῆς διὰ τὸ τέλειον δυναμένης
Filiation: As stated in a note on f. 95r the text was copied from a MS of Oxford, New College
9. f. 111r
Colophon
Colophon: Nono Calendae Julii Sherbornae in Juniano nostro 1636

f. 111v is blank

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: ff. 95-111 Western paper, folded in folio. Watermarks: ff. 95-106 Crozier in a cartouche, surmounted by a lily ( ca. 60 × ca. 40 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf, comparable to Heawood Crozier 1215-1216 , which are dated after 1621 (England). ff. 107-111 Grapes ( ca. 42 × ca. 23 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf, no exact parallels found in the main repertoires.
Extent: Codex: 17 leaves. 310 × 195 mm.

Collation

Due to very tight sewing and the conditions of the manuscript, it is difficult to determine the structure of this part.

Layout

A single column of 50-54 lines. ca. 280 × ca. 155 mm.

Hand(s)

ff.95r-11r Hand C: Patrick Young (1584-1652) (see M. R. James, The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Cambridge, vol. 3, Cambridge 1902, p. 274).

The scribe wrote also notes in the margins.

The text is written in a black ink. On f. 95r the text of the Canticles is written in red.

History

Origin: This part of the manuscript was signed by Patrick Young in 1636 in ; Sherborne (see Colophon).

Part 7 [Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.4.24, ff. 112-183]

Contents

Language(s): Greek and Latin

10. ff. 112r-113v
Supplements from a manuscript owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Rubric: f. 112r Supplenda ex manuscripto codice Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis
Incipit: f. 112r cap. 4 postilla ἡμέραν δὲ νυμφεύσεως
Explicit: f. 113v Μὴ νομίσητε ὅτι μέλαινα ἐκτίσθην etcaet.

ff. 114r-114v are blank

11. ff. 115r-116r
Extract from a catena on Proverbs (Catena Polychronii, Karo-Lietzmann I), copied from a Bodleian manuscript
Rubric: f. 115r Συναγωγὴ ἐξηγήσεων τοῦ Ἡρακλείας Νικήτα εἰς τὰς παροιμίας τοῦ Σαλωμῶντος
Incipit: f. 115r Ὀλυμπιοδώρου. Αἱ παροιμίαι περιέχουσι παίδευσιν
Explicit: f. 116r καὶ τῶν αἰώνων ἀγαθῶν ἀπολαύσωσεν.
Filiation: On f. 116r the scribe wrote that the continuation of the text can be found in a manuscript of the Bodleian Library (Oxford), owned by a ‘ comes Exoniensis’

CPG C90: M. Faulhaber, Hohelied- Proverbien- und Prediger-catenen, Wien 1902, pp. 110-124

ff. 116v-[116a]v is blank

12. ff. 117r-148r
Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, Onomasticon
Rubric: f. 117r Εὐσεβίου τοῦ Παμφίλου ἐπισκόπου Καισαρείας τῆς Παλαιστίνης, περὶ τῶν τοπικῶν ὀνομάτων τῶν ἐν τῇ θείᾳ γραφῇ
Incipit: f. 117r Ὥσπερ ἐν προοιμίῳ
Explicit: f. 148r Ὠροναείμ, πόλις Μωάβ. ἐν Ἱερεμίᾳ
Colophon: f. 148r Bromefeldiae, in agro Essexiensi 14 Augusti 1647

The text was signed by the scribe on 14th August 1647 in Broomfield

The text is accompanied by a facing page Latin translation

TLG 2018.011; CPG 3466

f. 148v is blank

13. ff. 149r-157v
Lexicon of the Scriptures
Rubric: f. 149r Λέξεις τῆς ἁγίας γραφῆς
Incipit: f. 149r Ἀναξυρίδες, βρακία, ἢ βαρβαρικὰ ἐνδύματα
Explicit: f. 157r Φατὲ, λέγετε
Colophon: f. 157r Broomfeldiae 13 Septembris 1647. Ex codice manuscripto Magistri Allen

In a note on f. 149r (‘ Deest initium. V. cod. magistri Alen soc. Tr. Col. ex quo haec’) the scribe indicated that the beginning of the text is missing, and that it was copied from a manuscript of Allen (see M. R. James, The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Cambridge, vol. 3, Cambridge 1902, p. 275; James says that the ms. was copied from a Royal manuscript and the text collated with the Allen manuscript, but the notes on ff. 149r and 157r seem to say otherwise)

The text was signed by the scribe on 13th September 1647 in Bromefield

On f. 157v there are transcriptions from the same Allen manuscript

14. ff. 158r-167v
Various texts on the Psalms, from Origen, Hippolytus, Hesychius of Jerusalem, Eusebius of Caesarea and Epiphanius
Incipit: f. 158r Ὠριγένους ὑπόμνημα εἰς τοὺς ψαλμούς. Οἱ ἐπιγεγραμμένοι ψαλμοὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν ληνῶν
Explicit: f. 167v Σὺν πατρὶ καὶ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν
15. ff. 168r-182v
Transcripts from various Catenae on the Psalms

  • ff. 168r-173v Excerpta ex Catena Graecorum Patrum in 50 priores Psalmos
  • f. 173v Excerpta ex Catena recentiore in integrum librum Psalmorum, et Cantica
  • ff. 174r-178r Ex Catena in Psalmos Novi Collegii
  • ff. 178r-182v Hucusque MS codex Collegii Novi, quae sequuntur ex codice Bibliothecae Bodleianae descripta sunt

ff. 183r-183v are blank

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: ff. 112-183 Western paper, folded in folio. Watermarks: ff. 112-114, 158-183 Two columns surmounted by grapes, with letters ‘ C C’ ( ca. 55 × ca. 47 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf, comparable to Heawood Post or pillar 3491 , which is dated in 1652. ff. 115-157 Two columns surmounted by grapes, with letters ‘ C C’ ( ca. 50 × ca. 40 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf, no exact parallels found in the main repertoires.
Extent: Codex: 72 leaves. 310 × 200 mm.

Collation

Due to very tight sewing and the condition of the manuscript, it is difficult to determine the structure of this part.

Layout

ff. 112r-116r, 149r-182v A single column of 53 lines; a single margin has been left on the left of each folio recto and verso for marginal notes. ca. 290 × ca. 160 mm.

ff. 117r-148r Two columns of ca. 53-62 lines (the number of lines is not regular). A single margin has been left on the left of each folio recto and verso for marginal notes. ca. 300 × ca. 160 mm.

Hand(s)

ff. 112r-113v, 115r-116r, [116a] recto, 117r, 118r-147r, 149r-182v Hand C: Patrick Young (1584-1652) (for the identification see M. R. James, The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Cambridge, vol. 3, Cambridge 1902, p. 274).

The scribe also wrote notes in the margins.

The text is written in a black/grey ink.

History

Origin: This part of the manuscript was copied by Patrick Young, who completed the copy of Eusebius' Onomasticon on 14th August 1647, and of the Lexicon of The Scriptures on 13th September of the same year, in both cases in ; Broomfield (see Colophon).

Part 8 [Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.4.24, ff. 184-197]

Contents

Language(s): Greek and Latin

16. ff. 184r-190v
Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria, Expositiones in Psalmos, Excerpta
Rubric: f. 184r Τοῦ ἁγίου πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀθανασίου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Ἀλεξανδρείας ἐκ τῆς ἑρμηνείας τῆς εἰς τὸ ψαλτήριον
Incipit: f. 184r Μακάριος ἀνὴρ, ἕως οὐκ ἐκάθισεν
Explicit: f. 190v εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ πνεῦμα ζῳῆς
Filiation: In the upper margin, left, of f. 184r there is a note, which has been erased, saying that the text was copied from codex Alexandrinus of the Septuagint: ‘ Ex Alexandrino exemplari τῶν ο΄’

TLG 2035.061; CPG 2140

ff. 191r-191v are blank

17. ff. 192r-195r
John Chrysostom, In Psalmum 37, Excerpta
Rubric: f. 192r Τοῦ ἁγίου πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰωάννου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως τοῦ Χρυσοστόμου ἐκ τῆς ἑρμηνείας τοῦ λζ΄ ψαλμοῦ
Incipit: f. 192r Vers. 6 προσώζεσαν. Ἀφροσύνην ὀνομάζει τὴν ἄφρονα πράξιν
Explicit: f. 195r ἐν τῇ δεκάτῃ μεθ' ὑπερβολῆς ἐνδόντες.

f. 195v is blank

18. ff. 196r-197r
Parallel texts of Psalm 17 and Regnorum ii, 22
Rubric: f. 196r Psalmus 17mus collatus cum 22ndo capita 2ndi Regum

ff. 197v and [ii]recto-[ii] verso are blank

18.1. ff. 196r-197r
Psalm 17
Incipit: f. 196r Α Ἀγαπήσω σε κύριε ἡ ἰσχύς μου
Explicit: f. 197r Α τῷ Δαυιδ καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος.

TLG 0527.027

18.2. ff. 196r-197r
Regnorum ii, 22 (Samuelis ii in textu Masoretico)
Incipit: f. 196r Β Κύριε, πέτρα μου καὶ ὀχύρωμά μου
Explicit: f. 197r Β τῷ Δαυιδ καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος.

TLG 0527.012

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: ff. 184-197 Western paper, folded in folio. Watermarks: ff. 184-195 Pitcher with letters ‘ M V’, one handle, surmounted by a quatrefoil and a crescent ( ca. 65 × ca. 27 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf, no exact parallels found in the main repertoires. ff. 196-197 Two columns surmounted by grapes, with letters ‘ C C’ ( ca. 55 × ca. 47 mm. ) in the centre of the leaf, comparable to Heawood Post or pillar 3491 , which is dated in 1652.
Extent: Codex: 14 leaves. 305-310 × 195-200 mm.

Collation

Due to very tight sewing and the condition of the manuscript, it is difficult to determine the structure of this part.

Layout

ff. 184r-190v, 192r-195r A single column of 30-34 lines; side margin only on the left of each folio recto and verso. ca. 245 × ca. 155 mm.

ff. 196r-197r Two columns of ca. 57 lines (the number of lines is not regular). A single margin has been left on the left of each folio recto and verso for marginal notes. ca. 285 × ca. 160 mm.

Hand(s)

ff. 184r-190v, 192r-195r Hand H: the text has been written in a minuscule script slightly slanting to the right, regular in size, characterized by small decorative hooks at the ends of uprights. The script is similar to that of Patrick Young and can be dated to the 17th c.

The scribe wrote also notes in the margins.

The text is written in a brown ink.

ff. 196r-197r Hand C: Patrick Young (1584-1652)

The text is written in a black/grey ink.

History

Origin: This part of the manuscript was copied partly by Patrick Young. Since the paper contains the watermark ( Two columns) which is present also in part VII of the manuscript, which was copied by Young in 1647, it is probable that part VIII was also copied around this date.

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description (2021) draws partly on M. R. James, The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Cambridge, vol. 3, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1902, pp. 274-275.

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Bibliography

    The western manuscripts in the library of Trinity College: a descriptive catalogue, James, M. R. (Cambridge, 3, Cambridge University Press, 1902) Catalogus codicum hagiographicorum graecorum Germaniae, Belgii, Angliae, van de Vorst, CharlesDelehaye, Hippolyte (Brussels, Société des Bollandistes, 1913) Did Hesychius of Jerusalem Compose an Outline of the Sapiential Books (CPG 6560[4])? Philologie, herméneutique et histoire des textes entre Orient et Occident: mélanges en hommage à Sever J. Voicu Instrumenta patristica et mediaevalia, Ceulemans, Reinhart (Turnhout, 343-380, Brepols, 2017)

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