Medieval Manuscripts in Cambridge Libraries

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

Cambridge, University Library, MS Add. 1838

Diktyon no.: Diktyon 12061

Contents

Introduction: This manuscript, copied in the second half of the 16th century, is a collection of Canon law in Greek, composed of two distinct parts bound together. The first part contains the compendium of canon law compiled from earlier collections by the 14th-century monk and theologian Matthaios Blastares, which is organised by topics arranged in alphabetical order. This collection became a standard reference work across the Orthodox Christian world. The second part contains the so-called Apostolic canons, the decrees of the Ecumenical Councils of the Church and of various other synods, and canonical letters and decrees by Fathers of the Church and later prelates, the latest dating from the early 13th century. The two parts were the work of two different scribes. The same type of paper forms part of both parts, but since their content forms two cohesive entities and the first part retains original quire signatures which do not appear in the second, they may have been originally the product of two different projects of production occurring around the same time. However, they were evidently bound together at a very early stage, since they retain their 16th-century Greek binding. In the 18th or 19th century the manuscript was owned by one Akakios, from Perge on the southern coast of Turkey. Dr Christopher Wright

Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: Codex: 1 + 301 leaves. 316 × 215 mm.
Foliation: The manuscript is foliated with the numbers i + 1-147, 1-154, in Arabic numerals, recto, upper right. The numbers 1-143 of the first sequence, constituting Part I, and 1-153 of the second sequence, which belong to Part II, are in black ink, while the endleaf number i and the numbers 144-147 of the first sequence and 154 of the second sequence have been added later in pencil.

Collation

Part I consists of 18 quires and Part II of 20: 1-308, 318-1, 32-378, 388-2

Condition

There is extensive pest damage throughout. The larger holes have been repaired with Japanese paper. There is mild water staining and areas of dirt. A crushed insect adheres to f. 1:108r, and there is loose plant material between ff. 1:132 and 1:133.

Additions

As part of the original production of the manuscript, section numbers, other indications of content and ση(μείωσαι) marks highlighting notable passages have been marked in the margins.

Manicules have occasionally been added to highlight passages (e.g. f. 2:98r)

There are occasional brief annotations by later hands (e.g. f. 2:6r).

Two ownership notes have been written by Akakios of Perge, one on the left pastedown: ‘Καὶ τόδε σὺν τοῖς ἄλλοις τελέθει τοῦ ταπεινοῦ Ἀκακίου τοῦ ἐκ Παργης’ and the other on f. i recto: ‘Καὶ τόδε πρὸς τοῖς ἄλλοις πέλει Ἀκακίου, τοῦ ἐκ Παργης’.

Binding

Alla Graeca binding from the second half of the 16th century.

Five sewing stations prepared with v-notches. Sewing is an unsupported loop-stitch with an S-twist sewing thread.

Greek-style endbands: wound cream threads around two cord cores (Greek-style simple endband) with a decorative woven secondary endband creating chevron patterns with pink and green silk threads. Blue transverse continuous textile lining. There is a separate cream-coloured textile panel between the lowermost sewing station and the tail. This may also be the case at the head but cannot be confirmed. Laid paper endleaves made of one pastedown and a flyleaf. The left endleaves are separate sewn through a stub, the right endleaves are separate tipped.

Couched laminate boards with no squares and attached with bridling.

Full covering of brown-red tanned skin with lapped turn-ins with foredge over.

Blind tooling decoration on both boards. Quintuple fillet border with a quintuple fillet inner frame, and quintuple diagonal fillets intersecting the borders at the corners. The lower diagonal fillets meet towards the centre and the upper diagonal fillets do the same, however the pairs do not meet. Use of floral tools, the same tool being repeated at each corner, the centre of each frame edge, and where the diagonals meet. Central almond shaped medallion with a smaller floral tool on its centre.

Two modern paper labels with the classmark are stuck at head and tail on the spine.

326 × 231 × 67 mm.

There is extensive pest damage to the boards and covering material. The endcaps are damaged. Some of the tie downs are broken, and on both endbands the secondary endband is coming away.

Accompanying Material

A bookplate on the left pastedown records the purchase of the manuscript with money from the Rustat Fund.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Owned by Akakios of Perge, probably in the 18th or 19th century, as indicated by the notes on the left pastedown and f. i recto.

Bought by the University Library from the London bookseller Bernard Quaritch , 5 March 1875, with money from the Rustat Fund.

Part 1 [Cambridge, University Library, MS Add. 1838, ff. 1:1-1:144]

Contents

Language(s): Greek

1. ff. 1:1r-1:143v
Matthaios Blastares, Syntagma alphabeticum rerum omnium quae in sacris canonibus comprehenduntur
Rubric: f. 1:1r Σύνταγμα κατὰ στοιχεῖον, τῶν ἐμπεριειλημένων ἁπασῶν ὑποθέσεων τοῖς ἱεροῖς καὶ θείοις κανόσι πονηθὲν ἅμα καὶ συντεθὲν τῷ τιμιωτάτῳ ἐν ἱερομονάχοις κυρίῳ Ματθαίῳ τῷ Βλαστάρι
Incipit: f. 1:1r Τὸ τῶν ἱερῶν, καὶ θείων χρῆμα κανόνων
Explicit: f. 1:143v κανόνας τῆς ἐν Λαοδικεία συνόδου, κβʹ, καὶ κγʹ
Final rubric: f. 1:143v Τέλος ἐνταῦθα, τοῦ πρώτου βιβλίου, τοῦ συντεθέντου κατὰ ἀλφάβητον, παρὰ τοῦ τιμιωτάτου ἱερομονάχου, κυρίου Ματθαίου, τοῦ Βλαστάρη:· Ἐν Θεσσαλονίκη:· Τῷ δὲ Θεῷ δόξα

TLG 3237.001

PG 144, coll. 959-1400

2. f. 1:144r
Table of solar and lunar cycles
Rubric: f. 1:144r Κύκλοι σελαυγοῦς ἡλίου ταχυδρόμου· διπλῶς δεκάδες· καὶ ὀκταπλῶς μονάδες

f. 1:144v is blank

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: ff. 1:1-1:96, 1:145r-2:85 Western paper, folded in folio. Watermark: Anchor ( 62 × 37 mm. ), in the centre of the folio, similar to Mošin 1673. This example is dated to 1570-1580. ff. 1:97-1:144 Western paper, folded in folio. Watermark: Crown ( 55 × 37 mm. ), in the centre of the folio, similar but not identical to CCI icpl.cci.XIV.141.a. This example is undated.

Collation

This part consists of 18 quires, all quaternia.

  • Quires 1-188 ff. 1:1-1:144

There are original quire signatures in Greek numerals, in black ink, on the first folio of each quire, recto, lower right. They survive on all quires (αʹ-ιηʹ).

Layout

A single column of 30 lines. 225 × 145 mm.

Hand(s)

ff. 1:1r-1:144r and 2:150r-2:153r were copied by Hand A, in mixed minuscule script, slanting slightly to the right, in black or brown ink, with modest variation in letter size.

Syllabic abbreviations and superscript word endings appear throughout the line. Breathings are round and mute iota is subscript or absent. There is frequent decorative use of the double dot and accentuation of all nomina sacra . Accents are sometimes joined to letters and breathings.

The modern eta, modern nu, sigma telikon and loop epsilon are present.

Punctuation used includes the middle and upper points, middle comma, question mark and full stop. Punctuation points are often followed by another point in orange ink.

The same hand has added headings, in the same style in orange ink.

Decoration

The beginning of the text on f. 1:1r is preceded by a plaited headpiece, outlined in brown ink with orange infill.

Sections begin with simple minor initials in orange ink. A larger, ornamented initial begins the text on f. 1:1r.

History

Origin: This part was probably copied in the last third of the 16th century, as suggested by the watermarks. This is consistent with the style of script.

Part 2 [Cambridge, University Library, MS Add. 1838, ff. 1:145-1:146, 2:1-2:153]

Contents

Language(s): Greek

3. ff. 1:146r-1:147v
Contents list
Rubric: f. 1:146r Σκόπει πίνακα βιβλίου δευτέρου
Incipit: f. 1:146r Κανονικὸν τοῦ ἁγίου Ἰωάννου τοῦ Νηστευτοῦ κεφάλαια ιγʹ αʹ
Explicit: f. 1:147v νβʹ Περὶ καταλύσεως ἱερῶν σκευῶν

f. 1:145r-1:145v is blank

4. ff. 2:1r-2:6v, line 7
John IV the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 595), Canones (collecti a Matthaeo Blastara)

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 4, pp. 432-445

Rubric: f. 2:1r Κανονικὸν τοῦ ἁγίου Ἰωάννου τοῦ Νηστευτοῦ:· Ἄμειψε πρὸς σύνοψιν Ματθαῖος ταῦτα
Incipit: f. 2:1r Ἀλλὰ γὰρ καὶ κατὰ τὸν νηστευτὴν θεῖον Ἰωάννην, τὴν θεραπείαν τῶν ἡμῖν συμβαινόντων
Explicit: f. 2:6v ἀλλά γε δι'ἕτερα τινὰ ἴδια πταίσματα, τοῦτο πάντως παρεχωρήθη

CPG 7560.3

5. f. 2:6v, line 8-f. 7r, line 25
Niketas of Herakleia, Responsa ad Constantinum episcopum

The text here is at considerable variance with the edited text

Rubric: f. 2:6v Τοῦ μακαριωτάτου μητροπολίτου Ἡρακλείας Νικήτα ἀποκρίσεις πρός τινα Κωνσταντῖνον ἐπίσκοπον περὶ ῶν[sic] ἡρώτηθη:· Κεφάλαια θʹ
Incipit: f. 2:6v Ἡ μὲν ἀκρίβεια τοὺς διγάμους οὐκ εἴωθε, στεφανοῦν
Explicit: f. 2:7r τὸ τοῦ διακόνου ἔργον ποιῆσαι ἐξὸν οὐδενί

PG 119, coll. 936-937

6. f. 2:7r, line 26-f. 2:9r, line 11
Nikephoros I, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 758-828), Appendix ad canones Nicephori Patriarchae
Rubric: f. 2:7r Τοῦ ἐν ἁγίοις Νικηφόρος Κωνσταντινουπόλεως τοῦ ὁμολογητοῦ κανόνες ἐκ τῶν ἐκκλησιαστικῶν αὐτοῦ συντάξεων καὶ τῶν σὺν αὐτῶ ἁγίων πατέρων:· Κεφάλαια λζʹ
Incipit: f. 2:7r Ἐὰν κατὰ ἅγνοιαν[sic] πλυθῆ ἀντιμίνσιον, οὐκ ἀποτίθεται
Explicit: f. 2:9r πλείονα τὴν τιμωρίαν ἀφέλκεται

TLG 3086.017

PG 100, coll. 855-864

7. f. 2:9r, line 11-f. 2:14r, line 24
John, Bishop of Kitros, Responsa ad Constantinum Cabasilam Dyrrhachii archiepiscopum

Excerpt: begins PG 119, col. 976; the text here diverges substantially from the edited text

Rubric: f. 2:9r Κεφάλαια λβʹ:· Ἐκ τῶν ἀποκρίσεων Ἰωάννου τοῦ ἱερωτάτου ἐπισκόπου Κίτρους· πρὸς τὸν ἱερώτατον ἐπίσκοπον Δυρραχίου τὸν Καβάσιλαν
Incipit: f. 2:9r Τὰ ἀντιμίνσια τῆς ἁγιαστικῆς μετασχόντα δυνάμεως
Explicit: f. 2:14r οὐ τοῦ πάροντος λέγειν καιροῦ

PG 119, coll. 959-997

8. f. 2:14r, line 25-f. 2:15r, line 21
Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376-444), Epistola XVII: Ad Nestorium (una cum synodo Alexandrina)

Excerpt: PG 77, coll. 120-121

Rubric: f. 2:14r Τὰ κατὰ Νεστορίου γενόμενα Παρὰ τῆς τρίτης συνόδου Κεφάλαια· ιβʹ
Incipit: f. 2:14r Εἴ τις οὐχ ὁμολογεῖ Θεὸν εἶναι κατὰ ἀλήθειαν τὸν Ἐμμανουὴλ
Explicit: f. 2:15r καθὸ ζωὴ ἐστὶ καὶ ζωοιποιὸς ὡς Θεὸς, ἀνάθεμα ἔστω

CPG 5317

PG 77, coll. 105-121

9. f. 2:15r, line 22-f. 2:15v, line 3
Note regarding Silvanos, Bishop of the Troad
Rubric: f. 2:15r Περὶ Σιλβανοῦ ἐπισκόπου Τρωάδος· ὅστις τοὺς φιλοῦντας τὸ δίκαιον ἐκάθιζε κριτὰς καὶ εἰρήνευον συντόμως τοὺς κρινομένους
Incipit: f. 2:15r Σιλβανὸς ὁ τῆς Τρωάδος ἐπίσκοπος ὃν ὁ Ἀττικὸς πατριάρχης
Explicit: f. 2:15v καὶ διὰ ταῦτα μεγίστην εὔκλειαν παρὰ πάντων ἐκέκτητο
10. f. 2:15v, line 4-f. 2:20v
Apostolic canons

Excerpt: Book 8, chapters 47-48

Rubric: f. 2:15v Κανόνες τῶν ἁγίων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων
Incipit: f. 2:15v Ἐπίσκοπος χειροτονείσθω ὑπὸ δύο ἐπισκόπων ἢ τριῶν
Explicit: f. 2:20v μεθ’οὗ ἡ δόξα αὐτῶ τῶ ἐπὶ πάντων Θεῶ Πατρὶ σὺν Ἁγίω Πνεύματι, τῶ παρακλήτω, νῦν τε καὶ ἀεὶ· καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, ἀμήν

TLG 2894.001

11. ff. 2:21r-2:24r, line 2
Canons of the First Council of Nicaea (325)

Ed. Giuseppe Alberigo, Conciliorum Oecumenicroum generaliumque decreta, vol. 1, The oecumenical councils from Nicaea I to Nicaea II (325-787) (Turnhout 2006), pp. 19-34

Rubric: f. 2:21r Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Νικαία πρώτης οἰκουμενικῆς συνόδου· ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας Κωνσταντίνου τοῦ μεγάλου
Incipit: f. 2:21r Εἴ τις ἐν νόσω ὑπὸ ἰατρῶν ἐχειρουργήθη
Explicit: f. 2:24r ἔδοξε τῆ ἁγία συνόδω τὰς εὐχὰς ἀποδιδόναι τῶ Κυρίω
12. ff. 2:24r-2:25v, line 15
Canons of the First Council of Constantinople (381)

Ed. Giuseppe Alberigo, Conciliorum Oecumenicroum generaliumque decreta, vol. 1, The oecumenical councils from Nicaea I to Nicaea II (325-787) (Turnhout 2006), pp. 57-70

Rubric: f. 2:24r Κανόνες τῆς ἁγίας καὶ οἰκουμενικῆς δευτέρας συνόδου τῆς ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλεως συστάσης ἐπὶ Θεοδοσίου τοῦ μεγάλου:· ζʹ
Incipit: f. 2:24r Ὥρισαν οἱ Κωνσταντινουπόλει συνελθόντες ἅγιοι πατέρες
Explicit: f. 2:25v καὶ ἀκροᾶσθαι τῶν γραφῶν, καὶ τότε αὐτοὺς βαπτίζομεν
13. f. 2:25v, line 15-f. 2:27r, line 15
Canons of the Council of Ephesus (431)
Rubric: f. 2:25v Κανόνες τῆς ἁγίας καὶ οἰκουμενικῆς τρίτης συνόδου τῆς ἐν Ἐφέσω ἀθρισθείσης ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοδοσίου τοῦ μικροῦ:· ηʹ
Incipit: f. 2:25v Ἐπειδὴ ἐχρῆν καὶ τοὺς ἀπολιφθέντας τῆς ἁγίας συνόδου
Explicit: f. 2:27r ἄκυρον εἶναι τοῦτον ἔδοξε τῆ ἁγία πάση καὶ οἰκουμενικῆ συνόδω

TLG 5000.001

14. f. 2:27r, line 15-f. 2:31r, line 25
Canons of the Council of Chalcedon (451)
Rubric: f. 2:27r Κανόνες τῆς ἁγίας καὶ οἰκουμενικῆς τετάρτης συνόδου τῆς ἐν Χαλκηδόνι συναθροισθείσης ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας Μαρκιανοῦ:· λʹ
Incipit: f. 2:27r Τοὺς ὑπὸ τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων καθ'ἑκάστην σύνοδον
Explicit: f. 2:31r εἰ τοῦτο αὐτοῖς δυνατὸν, ἢ ἐξομοσία καταπιστευθήσονται

TLG 5000.003

15. f. 2:31r, line 25-f. 2:50v, line 27
Canons of the Quinisext Council (691/2)
Rubric: f. 2:31r Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει, συστάσης ἔκτης[sic] συνόδου, ἐπὶ βασιλείας Ἰουστινιανοῦ τοῦ ῥινοτμήτου:· ρβʹ
Incipit: f. 2:31r Τάξις ἀρίστη παντὸς ἀρχομένου λόγου καὶ πράγματος
Explicit: f. 2:50v καθὼς ὁ ἱερὸς ἡμᾶς ἐκδιδάσκει Βασίλειος

TLG 5000.010

16. f. 2:50v, line 27-f. 2:56v, line 14
Canons of the Second Council of Nicaea (787)
Rubric: f. 2:50v Κανόνες τῆς ἁγίας καὶ οἰκουμενικῆς ἑβδόμης συνόδου, τῆς ἐν Νικαία συστάσης ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας Κωνσταντίνου καὶ Εἰρήνης:· κβʹ
Incipit: f. 2:50v Τοῖς τὴν ἱερατικὴν λαχοῦσιν ἀξίαν
Explicit: f. 2:56v ὡς τῆς χρείας κατεπηγούσης, μόνον ἔστω μετ'εὐλαβείας

TLG 5000.011

17. f. 2:56v, line 15-f. 2:62r, line 3
Canons of the First-Second Synod of Constantinople (861)

Ed. Giuseppe Alberigo and Alberto Melloni, Conciliorum Oecumenicorum generaliumque decreta, vol. 4.1, The Great Decisions of the Orthodox Churches Decisions and Synodika (Turnhout 2016), pp. 9-22

Rubric: f. 2:56v Κανόνες τῆς ἐν ναῶ τῶν ἁγίων ἀποστόλων συστάσης συνόδου· τῆς λεγομένης πρώτης καὶ δευτέρας, ιζʹ
Incipit: f. 2:56v Πρᾶγμα σεμνὸν οὕτω καὶ τίμιον, καὶ τοῖς μακαρίοις καὶ ὁσίοις πατράσιν
Explicit: f. 2:62r ἐν ἑκάστω τάγματι τὸν νενομισμένον χρόνον ἀποπληρῶν
18. f. 2:62r, line 4-f. 2:62v, line 15
Canons of the Synod of Constantinople (879/80)

Ed. Giuseppe Alberigo and Alberto Melloni, Conciliorum Oecumenicorum generaliumque decreta, vol. 4.1, The Great Decisions of the Orthodox Churches Decisions and Synodika (Turnhout 2016), pp. 37-39

Rubric: f. 2:62r Κανόνες ἐκτεθέντες παρὰ τῆς ἁγίας συνόδου ἐν τῷ περιωνύμω καὶ ἐπωνύμω ναῶ τῆς τοῦ Θεοῦ λόγου ἁγίας σοφίας συστάσης. καὶ τὴν ἑβδόμην καὶ οἰκουμενικὴν σύνοδον ἐπιβεβαιωσάσης πᾶσαν δὲ σχισματικὴν και[sic] αἱρετικὴν πλάνην ἀπελασάσης
Incipit: f. 2:62r Ὡρισεν ἡ ἁγία σύνοδος, ὥστε εἴ τινες τῶν ἐξ Ἰταλίας κληρικῶν
Explicit: f. 2:62v ἢ φυλάκισαι, ἢ χωρὶς αἰτίας, ἢ συμπλασάμενος αἰτίαν, ὁ τοιοῦτος ἀνάθεμα ἔστω

TLG 5000.012

19. f. 2:62v, line 16-f. 2:65r, line 8
Canons of the synod of Ankyra

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 3, pp. 21-68

Rubric: f. 2:62v Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Ἀγκύρα συστάσης συνόδου, ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας Αὐρηλλιανοῦ:· κεʹ
Incipit: f. 2:62v Πρεσβυτέρους τοὺς ἐπιθύσαντας· εἶτα ἀναπαλαίσαντας
Explicit: f. 2:65r εἰς τοὺς συνεστῶτας κατὰ τοὺς ὡρισμένους βαθμοὺς
20. f. 2:65r, line 9-f. 2:65v, line 28
Canons of the synod of Neokaisareia

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 3, pp. 70-94

Rubric: f. 2:65r Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Νεοκαισαρεία συνόδου:· ιεʹ
Incipit: f. 2:65r Πρεσβύτερος ἐὰν γήμη τῆς τάξεως αὐτοῦ μετατίθεται
Explicit: f. 2:65v πεισθήση δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς βίβλου τῶν Πράξεων
21. f. 2:65v, line 29-f. 2:67r, line 16
Canons of the synod of Gangra

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 3, pp. 100-118

Rubric: f. 2:65v Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Γάγγρα συνόδου:· ιθʹ
Incipit: f. 2:65v Εἴ τις τὸν γάμον μέμφοιτο· καὶ τὴν καθεύδουσαν μετὰ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς
Explicit: f. 2:67r τῶν ἀποστολικῶν παραδόσεων παραδοθέντα, ἐν τῆ ἐκκλησία γίνεσθαι εὐχόμεθα
22. f. 2:67r, line 16-f. 2:70v, line 28
Canons of the synod of Antioch

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 3, pp. 123-168

Rubric: f. 2:67r Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Αντιοχείας[sic] τῆς Συρίας συνόδου ιεʹ[sic]
Incipit: f. 2:67r Πάντας τοὺς τολμῶντας παραλύειν τὸν ὅρον
Explicit: f. 2:70v τὸ πρέπον δοκιμαζούσης τῆς ἁγίας συνόδου
23. f. 2:70v, line 29-f. 2:73v, line 14
Canons of the synod of Laodikeia

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 3, pp. 171-226

Rubric: f. 2:70v Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Λαοδικεία Καπατιανῆς Φρυγίας συναθροισθείσης συνόδου ξʹ
Incipit: f. 2:70v Περὶ τοῦ δεῖν κατὰ τὸν ἐκκλησιαστικὸν κανόνα
Explicit: f. 2:73v πρὸς Τῖτον μία· πρὸς Φιλήμονα μία, ἔτι δὲ μία ἡ πρὸς Φιλιππησίους
24. f. 2:73v, line 25-f. 2:78r, line 27
Canons of the synod of Sardika

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 3, pp. 228-282

Rubric: f. 2:73v Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Σαρδικῆ συνόδου· καʹ
Incipit: f. 2:73v Ὁ ὅσιος ἐπίσκοπος πόλεως Κουρδούβης εἶπεν
Explicit: f. 2:78r μήτε κοινωνεῖν τῶ τοιούτω· ἅπαντες εἶπον· ὁριζέσθω καὶ τοῦτο
25. f. 2:78r, line 27-f. 2:103r, line 9
Canons of the synod of Carthage

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 3, pp. 297-613

Rubric: f. 2:78r Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Καρθαγένη συναθροισθείσης συνόδου ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας Θεοδοσίου τοῦ μικροῦ καὶ Ὀνωρίου[sic]:· ρλγʹ
Incipit: f. 2:78r Ταῦτα οὕτως παρ'ἡμῖν ἔχοντα, τὰ ἴσα τῶν ὁρισθέντων
Explicit: f. 2:103r γνωστὰ ποιήσουσι τῆ ὑμετέρα ἁγιωσύνη

The final item, listed as Canon 134 (ρλδʹ) is the synodical letter to Pope Boniface (ed. Rhalles and Potles, vol. 3, pp. 608-613)

26. f. 2:103r, line 10-f. 2:104v, line 21
Dionysios of Alexandria (d. 265), Epistola ad Basilidem episcopum

Omits the last few lines of the edited text

Rubric: f. 2:103r Διονυσίου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Ἀλεξανδρείας ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Βασιλείδην ἐπίσκοπον ἀποκρίσεις ἔχουσα περὶ διαφόρων ἐρωτήσεων ὧν ἐζήτησεν ὁ ἐπίσκοπος· Κεφάλαια δʹ
Incipit: f. 2:103r Ἀπέστειλάς μοι πιστότατε καὶ λογιώτατε υἱέ μου
Explicit: f. 2:104v τὸ ἴδιον ἐνθύμιον ὁ προσιῶν τῶ Θεῶ

CPG 1569

PG 10, coll. 1271-1288

27. f. 2:104v, line 22-f. 2:109r, line 23
Peter of Alexandria (d. 311), Epistola canonica
Rubric: f. 2:104v Πέτρου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Ἀλεξανδρείας καὶ μάρτυρος περὶ τῶν ἐν τοῖς διωγμοῖς παραπεπτωκότων, κάνονες ιδʹ
Incipit: f. 2:104v Ἐπεὶ τέταρτον ἤδη πάσχα ἐπικατείληφε τὸν διωγμὸν
Explicit: f. 2:109r ἐν ἧ οὐδὲ γόνυ κλίνειν παρειλήφαμεν

TLG 2962.004

CPG 1639

PG 18, coll. 467-508

28. f. 2:109r, line 23-f. 2:110v, line 19
Gregory Thaumatourgos (c. 213-c. 270), Epistolae canonicae
Rubric: f. 2:109r Τοῦ ἁγίου Γρηγορίου τοῦ θαυματουργοῦ, περὶ τῶν ἐν αἰχμαλωσία εἰδωλόθυτα φαγόντων, κεφάλαια ιβʹ
Incipit: f. 2:109r Οὐ τὰ βρώματα ἡμᾶς βαρεῖ ἱερὲ πάπα
Explicit: f. 2:110v ἢ ὧ ὀνόματι ταῦτα καλοῦσιν ἀπαιτοῦντας

TLG 2063.005

CPG 1765

PG 10, coll. 1019-1048

29. f. 2:110v, line 19-f. 2:113r, line 7
Athanasios of Alexandria (c. 296-373), Epistolae duae ad Amunem monachum
Rubric: f. 2:110v Ἀθανασίου τοῦ μεγάλου ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Ἀμοῦν μονάζοντα
Incipit: f. 2:110v Πάντα μὲν καλὰ καὶ καθαρὰ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ ποιήματα
Explicit: f. 2:113r πρόφασιν ἔχωσιν ἀπατᾶν ἐκ τούτου τοὺς ἀκεραιοτέρους

TLG 2035.013

CPG 2106

PG 26, coll. 1169-1180

30. f. 2:113r, line 7-f. 2:113v, line 18
Athanasios of Alexandria (c. 296-373), Epistola ad Rufinianum
Rubric: f. 2:113r Τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Ρουφινιανὸν ἐπίσκοπον
Incipit: f. 2:113r Σὺ μὲν τὰ υἱῶ ἠγαπημένω πρέποντα πρὸς πατέρας γράφεις
Explicit: f. 2:113v ἡ σὺν ἐμὴ, ἐν Κυρίω προσαγορεύησε

TLG 2035.015

CPG 2107

PG 26, coll. 1180-81

31. f. 2:113v, line 18-f. 2:116v, ff. 2:125r-2:132v, 2:117r-2:121v, line 3
Basil of Caesarea (c. 329-379), Canonical letters
Rubric: f. 2:113v Τοῦ μεγάλου Βασιλείου
Incipit: f. 2:113v Ἀνοήτω φησὶν ἐπρωτήσαντι, σοφία, σοφία λογισθήσεται
Explicit: f. 2:121v τινὶ τῆ ἀρχαιότητι τὸ αἰδέσιμον ἔχοντα

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 4, pp. 88-293

32. f. 2:121v, line 3-f. 2:124v, ff. 2:133r-2:134v, line 9
Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335-c. 394), Epistola canonica ad Letoium Melitinensem
Rubric: f. 2:121v Τοῦ ἁγίου Γρηγορίου ἐπισκόπου Νύσσης ἐπιστολὴ κανονικὴ πρὸς Λητόϊον ἐπίσκοπον Μελιτινῆς, κεφάλαια ηʹ
Incipit: f. 2:121v Ἓν καὶ τοῦτο τῶν εἰς τὴν ἁγίαν ἑορτὴν συντελούντων ἐστί
Explicit: f. 2:134v κἂν μικρότερον τῆς σῆς μεγαλοφυΐας ἦ

TLG 2017.036

CPG 3148

PG 45, coll. 221-236

33. f. 2:134v, line 9-f. 2:136r, line 19
Timothy I, Patriarch of Alexandria (d. c. 385), Responsa canonica
Rubric: f. 2:134v Τιμοθέου τοῦ ἁγίου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Ἀλεξανδρείας, ἀποκρίσεις πρός τινας ἐρωτήσεις προενεχθείσας αὐτῶ παρὰ τῶν κληρικῶν
Incipit: f. 2:134v Εἐρώτησις[sic] Ἐὰν παιδίον κατηχούμενον ὡς ἔτων ἑπτὰ
Explicit: f. 2:136r οἱ μὲν ἀποδεκαετοῦς κείρας οἱ δὲ καὶ μείζονος

CPG 2520

PG 33, coll. 1296-1308

34. f. 2:136r, line 19-f. 2:138r, line 7
Theophilos, Patriarch of Alexandria (d. 412), Edicta canonica
Rubric: f. 2:136r Θεοφίλου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Ἀλεξανδρείας, περὶ τῶν ἁγίων θεοφανίων ἐπιστάντων ἐν Κυριακῆ:· κεφάλαια· ιδʹ
Incipit: f. 2:136r Καὶ τὸ ἔθος καὶ τὸ πρέπον ἡμᾶς ἀπαιτεῖ πᾶσαν κυριακὴν τιμὰν
Explicit: f. 2:138r ἐπιτρέψης αὐτῆ μετὰ τῶν λαῶν συνάγεσθαι

CPG 2678

PG 65, coll. 33-45

35. f. 2:138r, line 7-f. 2:139r, line 3
Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376-444), Epistola canonica ad Domnum Letter 78
Rubric: f. 2:138r Κυρίλλου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Ἀλεξανδρείας ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Δόμνον
Incipit: f. 2:138r Ἕκαστα τῶν καθ'ἡμᾶς πραγμάτων, ὅταν εὐθὺ φέρηται κανονικῆς εὐταξίας
Explicit: f. 2:139r σὲ ἡ σὺν ἡμῖν ἐν Κυρίω προσαγορεύει

CPG 5378

PG 77, coll. 361-364

36. f. 2:139r, line 3-30
Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376-444), Ad episcopos qui sunt in Libya et Pentapoli Letter 79
Rubric: f. 2:139r Τοῦ αὐτοῦ τοῖς κατὰ Λιβύην καὶ Πεντάπολιν ἐπισκόπους
Incipit: f. 2:139r Παντὸς τοῦ χρησίμου καὶ αναγκαίου πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν τῶν λαῶν
Explicit: f. 2:139r δοκεῖ γὰρ προσέχειν καὶ τοῦτο τοῖς τῆς ἐκκλησίας θεσμοῖς

CPG 5379

PG 77, coll. 364-365

37. ff. 2:139v-2:140r, line 5
Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 329-c. 390), Carmina dogmatica

Hymn 12, lines 6-42 (PG 37, coll. 472-474; text begins at this point in G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 4, pp. 363-364)

Rubric: f. 2:139r Τοῦ μεγάλου Γρηγορίου τοῦ θεολόγου, περὶ τοῦ τίνα χρὴ βιβλία ἀναγινώσκεσθαι
Incipit: f. 2:139r Ὅφρα[sic] δὲ μὴ ξείνησι νόον κλέπτοι βίβλοισι
Explicit: f. 2:140r εἴ τι δὲ τούτων ἐκτὸς οὐκ ἐν γνησίαις

TLG 2022.059

CPG 3034

PG 37, coll. 397-522

38. f. 2:140r, line 6-f. 2:141r, line 15
Amphilochios of Ikonion (c. 340-394), Verse response to Seleukos
Rubric: f. 2:140r Τοῦ ἁγίου Ἀμφιλοχίου ἐπισκόπου Ἱκονίου[sic] πρὸς Σέλευκον· περὶ τῆς αὐτῆς ὑποθέσεως:· λεʹ
Incipit: f. 2:140r Πλὴν ἀλλ'ἐκεῖνο προσμαθεῖν μάλιστά σοι
Explicit: f. 2:141r κανὼν ἂν εἴη τῶν θεοπνεύστων γραφῶν

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 4, pp. 365-367

39. f. 2:141r, line 16-f. 2:142v, line 17
Gennadios I, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 471), Encyclical letter to the Pope
Rubric: f. 2:141r Γενναδίου τοῦ ἁγιωτάτου πατριάρχου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, ἐγκύκλιος ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς τὸν πάπαν Ῥώμης:· λϛʹ
Incipit: f. 2:141r Τῶ θεοφιλεστάτω συλλειτουργῶ καὶ πάπα τῆς παλαιὰς Ῥώμης τῶδε· Γεννάδιος καὶ ἡ ἐνδημοῦσα τῆ βασιλευούση Κωνσταντινουπόλει Νέα Ῥώμη ἁγία σύνοδος· ὁ δεσπότης ἡμῶν ὁ Θεὸς καὶ σωτὴρ Ἰησοῦς
Explicit: f. 2:142v ἐρρωμένοι ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει ὑπερεύχου ἡμῶν θεοφιλέστατε ἀδελφέ· τούτω τῶ ἐπιστολιμαίω λόγω σὺν αὐτῶ δὴ τῶ Γενναδίω, ὑπέγραψαν καὶ οἱ ἑβδομηκόντα τρεῖς

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 4, pp. 368-371

40. f. 2:142v, line 17-f. 2:143v, line 18
Nikolaos III Grammatikos, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1111), Synodical response to the questions of certain monks Ἐρώτησεις μοναχῶν τινῶν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως ἀσκουμένων
Rubric: f. 2:142v Ἀποκρίσεις συνοδικαὶ πρὸς ἐρωτήσεις τινὰς μοναχῶν ἀσκουμένων ἔξω τῆς πόλεως· ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλέως τοῦ κυροῦ Ἀλεξίου· καὶ τοῦ πατριάρχου κυροῦ Νικολάου Ἐρώτησις:·[sic] λζʹ
Incipit: f. 2:142v Εἰ χρὴ μοναχὸν εἰσιέναι εἰς τὸ ἅγιον θυσιαστήριον
Explicit: f. 2:143v καὶ ἐκ τούτου σφαλλόμενοι, ἐπανορθωθήσονται

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 4, pp. 417-425

41. f. 2:143v, line 19-f. 2:144r, line 13
Synodical decisions
Rubric: f. 2:143v Συνοδικὴ διάγνωσις περὶ διαφόρων κεφαλαίων
Incipit: f. 2:143v Τὰς ὑπὸ αἱρετικῶν ἐνθρονισθείσας ἐκκλησίας, παρακελευόμεθα ὡς εἰς κοινὸν οἶκον κατὰ ἀνάγκην εἰσιέναι
Explicit: f. 2:144r εἰς ἀνατροπὴν τῶν Ἰακωβιτῶν καὶ τῶν Τετραδιτῶν
42. f. 2:144r, line 14-f. 2:147v, line 11
Tarasios, Patriarch of Constantinople (784-806), Letter to Pope Hadrian I Πρὸς Ἁδριανὸν πάπαν τῆς πρεσβυτέρας Ῥώμης περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἐπὶ χρήμασι γίνεσθαι τὰς χειροτονίας
Rubric: f. 2:144r Ταρασίου τοῦ ἁγιωτάτου πατριάρχου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως· ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Ἀδριἀνὸν[sic] πάπαν Ῥώμης, περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἐπὶ χρήμασι γίνεσθαι τὰς χειροτονίας: Κεφάλαια ιβʹ
Incipit: f. 2:144r Πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως, εὐαγγελικῶς, ἀποστολικῶς τε καὶ πατερικῶς
Explicit: f. 2:147v τῆς μακαρίας ἐκείνης λέγω καὶ ἀκηράτου ζωῆς, κληρονόμους ἀναδεικνύοντες

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 4, pp. 375-383

43. f. 2:147v, line 12-f. 2:149r, line 20
Canons on consanguinity and affinity
Rubric: f. 2:147v Περὶ τοῦ ἐξ αἵματος ἑβδόμου βαθμοῦ Κεφάλαια ϛʹ
Incipit: f. 2:147v Ἐπὶ τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῦ ἁγιωτάτου ἐκείνου πατριάρχου κυροῦ Ἀλεξίου γέγονεν ἀμφιβολία χάριν τοῦ ἑβδόμου βαθμοῦ ἐξ αἵματος
Explicit: f. 2:149r τά τε ἄλλα, καὶ ὅτι οὐδ'ἀπὸ τοῦτό μου κεκώλυται
44. f. 2:149r, line 20-f. 2:149v, line 8
Isaac II Angelos (c. 1155-1204), Novellae constitutiones

Excerpt from the chrysobull on the wives of those becoming bishops: PG 135, col. 452

Rubric: f. 2:149r Χρυσόβουλλον τοῦ ἀοιδίμου βασιλέως κυροῦ Ἀκίου[sic] τοῦ Ἀγγέλου· περὶ τῶν γυναικῶν τῶν μελλόντων γίνεσθαι ἐπισκόπων
Incipit: f. 2:149r Ἡ βασιλεία μου παραυτὰ διωρίσατο προτρεψαμένων τοῦτο καὶ τῶν ἁγιωτάτων πατριαρχῶν
Explicit: f. 2:149v ἦσαν δὲ τῶ βήματι τῆς βασιλείας μου ἐπὶ τούτοις συνεδριάζοντες ἀρχιερεῖς· ὁ Καισαρείας· ὁ Ἐφέσου· ὁ Κυζίκου· καὶ ἕτεροι οὐκ ὀλίγοι

PG 135, coll. 440-496

45. f. 2:149v, lines 8-29
Alexios Stoudites, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1043), Canonical epistle on marriages without the permission of the parents
Rubric: f. 2:149v Ἐπιστολὴ κανονικὴ, πατριαρχικὴ, περὶ παρθένων γυναικῶν συ[sic] καὶ εὐτελουμένων ἀνδράσιν παρὰ γνώμην τῶν γονέων αὐτῶν
Incipit: f. 2:149v Οὐ λανθάνει δέ σου τὴν πολυμαθείαν οὐδὲ ἐκεῖνο τὸ νόμιμον τὸ λέγον
Explicit: f. 2:149v καὶ τῶ τῆς φθαρείσης μέρει παρασχεθῆναι

PG 119, coll. 747-748

46. f. 2:149v, line 29-f. 2:150r, line 7
Manuel I Charitopoulos, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1222), Sententiae synodales I: Solutiones quarumdam quaestionum

Excerpt: tenth item

Rubric: f. 2:149v Περὶ ἱερέων ἀπολευσάντων τοὺς ἄρτους
Incipit: f. 2:149v Οἱ πταίσαντες ἱερεὶς οἱ τοὺς προηγιασμένους ἄρτους πεποιηκότες
Explicit: f. 2:150r ἐν τῆ ἁγία τραπέζη εἰσάξουσι καὶ καὶ προσκομιδὴν ποιήσουσι· τὴν ἱερουοργὴν ἐκτελέσουσι

PG 119, coll. 809-812

47. f. 2:150r, lines 7-29
Manuel I Charitopoulos, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1222), De translatione episcoporum

Excerpt: PG 119, coll. 813-816

Rubric: f. 2:150r Περὶ μεταθέσεως ἐπισκόπων
Incipit: f. 2:150r Ἡγοῦν μετριότης ἡμῶν μετὰ τῆς ἱερᾶς τῆς ἀδελφότητος, τὰ περὶ τούτου κοινολογησαμένη
Explicit: f. 2:150r διὰ τῆς πατριαρχικῆς καὶ θείας χειρὸς· καὶ τὴν συνήθη μολυβδίνην βούλλαν

PG 119, coll. 812-816

48. f. 2:150r, line 29-f. 2:150v, line 20
Canons on marriage contracts
Rubric: f. 2:150r Περὶ συμβολαίων προικὸς θαυμαστόν
Incipit: f. 2:150r Δηλοῖ βιβλίον εʹ, τοῦ κώδικος· διάταξις τρίτη· τίτλος ιζʹ· καὶ τὸ ταύτης ἔχωθεν σχόλιον λέγει· σημείωσαι θαυμαστὸν νόμιμον· ὅτι γραφεὺς γράφει ἐν τῷ γαμηλίω συμφώνω
Explicit: f. 2:150v μετετέθη γὰρ τοῦτο διὰ οἰκειοχείρου φάκτου καὶ τοῦ ἀληθοῦς δεσπότου
49. f. 2:150v, lines 20-29
Theodosios I, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1183), Sententiae synodales I: De nuptiis cum prius desponsata sobrino
Rubric: f. 2:150v Συνοδικὴν διάγνωσις περὶ γάμου
Incipit: f. 2:150v Κόρη τῆς εἰρήνη καλουμένη ἔλαβεν εὐχὴν μνηστείας
Explicit: f. 2:151r οὔτε τοῖς ἐξ ἀγκιστείας δεσμοῖς καὶ ὄροις συσφίγγεται

PG 119, col. 796

50. f. 2:151r, lines 1-7
Commentary on the 12th Canon of the Synod of Ankyra
Incipit: f. 2:151r Τῷ δωδεκάτῳ κανόνι τῆς ἐν Ἀγκύρα συνόδου χρησάμενος ὁ ἁγιώτατος ἐκεῖνος πατριάρχος κῦρ Πολύευκτος, πρῶτον μὲν ἐξώθησε τῶν ἱερῶν περιβόλων
Explicit: f. 2:151r πρὸς ταύτης γεγονότα φόνον παρὰ τοῦ Τζυμίσκη ἐξήλειψε

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 3, p. 44

51. f. 2:151r, line 7-f. 2:151v, line 24
On the dismissal of bishops
Rubric: f. 2:151r Περὶ παραιτήσεως ἐπισκόπων
Incipit: f. 2:151r Ἡ μέντοι παραίτησις τοῦ μάκρης ἐκείνου Θεοδούλου δεχθεῖσα συνοδικῶς παρὰ τοῦ ἁγίου ἐκείνου πατριάρχου Λουκᾶ
Explicit: f. 2:151v ἔνθα ἐγγράφῳ νόμῳ, ἢ κανόνι ἐναντιοῦται
52. f. 2:151v, line 24-f. 2:152r, line 5
Loukas Chrysoberges, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1169), Sententiae synodales VIII: De episcopo per vim tonso

The text here continues for a few lines after the end of the edited text

Rubric: f. 2:151v Περὶ ἐπισκόπου ἀποκαρέντος
Incipit: f. 2:151v Οὐδὲ χρηματίσαντος ἐπισκόπου Ἀμικλείου κυροῦ Νικολάου τοῦ Μουλῶνος[sic]
Explicit: f. 2:152r παρὰ τῆ ἐκκλησία ἐδέχθησαν· καὶ δι'ἐπιτιμίων ἐθεραπεύθησαν

PG 119, col. 781

53. f. 2:152r, lines 5-20
Alexios Stoudites, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1043), Sententiae synodales I: De nuptiis septimi gradus
Rubric: f. 2:152r Συνοδικὴ διάγνωσις, περὶ τοῦ ἐξαίματος ἑβδόμου βαθμοῦ
Incipit: f. 2:152r Καθημένου Ἀλεξίου τοῦ ἁγιωτάτου καὶ οἰκουμενικοῦ πατριάρχου ἐν τοῖς δεξίοις μέρεσι τῶν καθημένων
Explicit: f. 2:152r Πρὸς Λέοντα τὸν θεοφιλέστατον μητροπολίτην Ἀθηνῶν, καὶ σύγγονον

PG 199, col. 744

54. f. 2:152r, lines 20-30
Novel of Constantine VIII (9 July 1026)
Rubric: f. 2:152r Τοῦ βασιλέως Κωνσταντίνου, τοῦ πορφυρογενητοῦ νεαρὰ, περὶ τῶν ἀποστατούντων
Incipit: f. 2:152r Ἡ κατὰ τὸν Ἰούνιον μήνα, τῆς ἐννάτης, ἰνδικτιῶνος, τοῦ ͵ϛφλδʹ ἔτους γεγονυῖα νεαρὰ
Explicit: f. 2:152r καὶ καταλιμπάνοντας αὐτὴν, ἀνάθεμα

Ed. G.A. Rhalles and M. Potles, Σύνταγμα τῶν θείων καὶ ἱερῶν κανόνων..., 6 vols. (Athens 1852-59), vol. 3, p. 103

55. ff. 2:152v-2:153r
Canons on apostasy
Rubric: f. 2:152v Ἐκδικὴ διάγνωσις περὶ τῶν ἀποστατούντων
Incipit: f. 2:152v Τοὺς οὖν συμπράξαντας τοῖς τοιούτοις μετὰ τὸ παύσασθαι τὴν ἀποστασίαν
Explicit: f. 2:153r ἔνθα καὶ ἐλάττων ἐστὶν ἡ συγγένεια
Final rubric: f. 2:153r Τέλος

f. 2:153v is blank

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: ff. 1:1-1:96, 1:145r-2:85 Western paper, folded in folio. Watermark: Anchor ( 62 × 37 mm. ), in the centre of the folio, similar to Mošin 1673. This example is dated to 1570-1580. ff. 2:86-2:154 Western paper, folded in folio. Watermark: Paschal lamb ( 48 × 47 mm. ), in the centre of the folio, similar but not identical to Gravell 2037. This example is dated to 1580-1583.

Collation

This part consists of 20 quires, all of which are quaternia. The order of Quires 34 and 35 (numbered 16 and 17) has been reversed.

  • Quires 19-308 ff. 1:145-1:147, 2:1-93
  • Quire 318-1 ff. 2:94-2:100 The first folio has been cancelled, without loss of text.
  • Quires 32-378 ff. 2:101-2:148
  • Quire 388-2 ff. 2:149-2:154 The last folio has been cancelled, without loss of text, while the seventh folio forms the right pastedown.

There are quire signatures in Arabic numerals, in pencil, on the first folio of each quire, recto, lower right, beginning a new sequence for this part. They survive on all quires (1-20).

Layout

A single column of 30 lines. 225 × 130 mm.

Hand(s)

ff. 2:1r-2:149v were copied by Hand B, in mixed minuscule script with variable slant, in black ink, with modest variation in letter size.

Syllabic abbreviations and superscript word endings appear throughout the line. Breathings are round and mute iota is absent. There is decorative use of the double dot and accentuation of all nomina sacra . Accents are sometimes joined to letters, breathings, abbreviations and nomina sacra strokes. The double grave accent is in use.

The modern nu and loop epsilon are present.

Punctuation used includes the middle and upper points, lower comma, question mark and full stop.

Decoration

The beginnings of some texts are preceded by thin bands of ornament, outlined in brown ink with red and orange infill (e.g. ff. 1:146r, 2:1r).

Minor initials in red ink, with simple ornament, begin each sub-section, while the initial letters of important words are also often in red ink. Minor initials and rounded letters at the beginning of sub-sections frequently have infill in translucent yellow wash.

The transition between texts and sections is sometimes accompanied by line-fillers outlined in brown ink with red and orange infill (e.g. f. 2:56v), sometimes with zoomorphic elements (e.g. ff. 2:62v, 2:73v).

History

Origin: This part was probably copied in the last third of the 16th century, as suggested by the watermarks. This is consistent with the style of script.

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description of binding draws upon unpublished description prepared (2020) by Samuel Foley and Cecilia Diminuco, Dept of Conservation and Collection Care, Cambridge University Library.

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Bibliography

    Hand-list of the additional Greek manuscripts in the University Library, Cambridge Scriptorium, Easterling, Patricia E. (16, 2, 302-323, 1962)

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