Cambridge, University Library, MS Add. 1879.15
Diktyon no.: Diktyon 77965
Contents
Language(s): Greek
Physical Description
Condition
Additions
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Owned by the Biblical scholar Constantin von Tischendorf (1815-1874) .
Bought by the University Library from Tischendorf's executors in 1876.
Part 1 [Cambridge, University Library, MS Add. 1879.15, lower text]
Contents
Language(s): Greek
The openings of three hymns appearing on the verso have been transcribed through image enhancement (Tchernetska, 'Membra disiecta', p. 125): ‘Πίστει καὶ πόθω σοι προστρέχω’, ‘Ὥς ποτε τὴν πόρνην προσεδέξω’ and ‘Σωτηρίας πρόξενος ὑπάρχες’.
Physical Description
Layout
Upper portion of the text. A single column of 12-16 surviving lines, perpendicular to the upper text. 130 Pricking does not survive. Ruled in hardpoint. Text hangs from the lines.
Hand(s)
The lower text was copied by Hand A, in an upright mixed minuscule script in brown ink, with minimal variation in letter size, very similar to Perlschrift but with horizontal stretching of some letters. Breathings are round and mute iota is absent. Punctuation used includes the upper point.
History
Part 2 [Cambridge, University Library, MS Add. 1879.15, upper text]
Contents
Language(s): Greek
Fragment: begins during 12 October, ends during 16 October)
Physical Description
Layout
A single column of 20 lines. The dimensions are variable because of the distortion of the parchment. 141-149 × 82-90 mm. There is no ruling for the upper text.
Hand(s)
The upper text was copied by Hand B, in mixed minuscule script, slanting slightly to the right, in brown ink, with minimal variation in letter size. The text is unevenly written, probably due to the lack of ruling.
Syllabic abbreviations appear througout the line. Breathings and accents are not in use. Mute iota is absent. There is decorative use of the double dot.
Iota appears in an unusual form, with a pronounced blob at the top and sometimes bent in the middle towards the right. Majuscule omega commonly appears with the loops joined by a long horizontal line at the base, sometimes slanting slightly downwards to the right. Horizontals joining letters are sometimes elongated.
Punctuation used includes the middle and upper points and full stop.
Headings are written in a similar style in red ink, with greater variation in letter size.
Decoration
Hymns begin with minor initials in red ink.
History
Additional Information
Availability
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Bibliography
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Some Byzantine musical manuscripts at Cambridge Annual of the British School at Athens, Tillyard, H.J.W. (23, 194-205, 1918)
Hand-list of the additional Greek manuscripts in the University
Library, Cambridge Scriptorium, Easterling, Patricia E. (16, 2, 302-323, 1962)
Répertoire des bibliothèques et des catalogues de manuscrits
grecs, Olivier, Jean-Marie (Turnhout, Brepols, 1995)
The Tischendorf Greek palimpsests Appunti Romani di Filologia, Tchernetska, Natalie (2, 107-126, 2000)
Hand-list of the Greek palimpsests in Cambridge libraries I manoscritti greci tra
riflessione e dibattito: Atti del V
Colloquio Internazionale di Paleografia Greca (Cremona 4-10 ottobre
1998) Papyrologica Florentina, Tchernetska, Natalie (Florence, 733-739, Edizioni Gonnelli, 2000)
Membra disiecta Cantabrigiensa: two Tischendorf fragments
identified Scriptorium. Revue internationale des études relatives aux
manuscrits, Tchernetska, Natalie (56, 119-126, 2002)
Ta cheirographa byzantines mousikes Anglia = The manuscripts of
Byzantine music: England, Giannopoulos, Emmanouil St. (Athens, Institute of Byzantine Musicology, 2008)
Funding of Cataloguing
The Polonsky Foundation
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