Cambridge, University Library, MS Add. 6009
Diktyon no.: Diktyon 12132
Contents
Language(s): Greek
Physical Description
Binding
17th-century full leather binding over limp pasteboards of manuscript waste, with leather sewing supports. There are remnants of two leather straps on the inside of the right board, and two holes where straps would have been laced on the left board.
310 × 29 × 42 mm.
The left inner joint is almost completely split. The boards have become partially delaminated. Both endbands have two breaks each. The tailband has lost much of the thread and has been rolled back onto the spine. The headband crown has become detached, and much of the decorative thread is worn.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Owned by the hieromonachos Nikephoros Pringelis of Athens, as indicated by his note on f. 1r.
Owned by the book collector George Dunn (1864-1912) , whose label appears on f. i verso.
Purchased by Cambridge University Library in November 1917 in the auction of Dunn's collection (lot 3201).
Part 1 [Cambridge, University Library, MS Add. 6009, ff. i-ii]
Physical Description
Condition
Additions
Some crude genealogical diagrams appear on f. i recto, possibly added by one Ioannes , since part of the text reads ‘εγώ ὁ Ἰωάννης ἔχω θειαν Μαρίαν’
On f. ii recto is a note listing five instances of the institution of divine law, from Adam to Moses.
On f. ii verso are two copies of the note on f. 9r.
A note of content in purple crayon has been added to f. i recto: ‘Grammatica graeca’.
There is a note on f. i verso regarding the manuscript's purchase at auction by Cambridge University Library: ‘November 1917 Lot 3201’.
Accompanying Material
A slip of paper has been attached to f. i verso, printed with the words ‘From the library of George Dunn of Woolley Hall near Maidenhead’ and the handwritten date 1917, by the same hand as the note on this folio.
History
Part 2 [Cambridge, University Library, MS Add. 6009, ff. 1-203]
Contents
Language(s): Greek
Defective at the beginning: begins during the prooimion, chapter 2
TLG 3237.001
PG 144, coll. 959-1399; PG 145, coll. 9-212
The list originally contained nine items, covering ff. 138r-155v; a further eleven items were later added, covering ff. 156r-168r, probably by the same hand; another hand added two more items, covering ff. 168v-176v
Traditionally attributed to John the Faster (d. 595)
Traditionally attributed to John the Faster (d. 595)
CPG 7558
Excerpt (sections 17-18, 20-21, 23, 22, 19, 24-25, 26-27) (PG 99, coll. 1727-1730)
PG 99, coll. 1721-1730
Traditionally attributed to John the Faster (d. 595)
CPG 7560.1
Traditionally attributed to John the Faster (d. 595)
Also found in Egypt, Sinai, Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines, MS gr. 1609
Sometimes attributed, as here, to Basil of Caesarea (c. 329-379) , also to Nikephoros I, Patriarch of Constantineopl
Also found in Meteora, Monê Hagiou Stephanou, MS 22, f. 211 and Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, MS gr. III. 5, f. .
Also found in Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, MS gr. 1077; Egypt, Sinai, Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines, MS gr. 1609
Also found in Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, MS gr. 1077
This is the full text of the excerpt
Also found in Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, MS gr. 1077; Egypt, Sinai, Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines, MS gr. 1609
Also found in Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, MS gr. 1077
Excerpt: Book 8, chapter 47
TLG 2894.001
Also found in Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, MS gr. 1077
Ends at col. 740, line 15
TLG 3356.001
PG 119, coll. 728-741
Also found in Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, MS gr. 1077
Excerpt
CPG 2901
Also found in Egypt, Sinai, Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines, MS gr. 1609
Ed. M.E. Colonna, Un Anekdoton del ms. Monacensis Graecus 551 (Naples, 1959), pp. 6-19; the text here diverges from the edited text, beginning from f. 165v, line 8
TLG 2738.009
Attributed here to Nikon the Metanoeite (c. 930-998)
ff. 170v-171v are occupied by diagrams accompanying the text
Excerpt; defective at the beginning: Letter 3, title 2, section 1, lines 16-37
TLG 5065.004
Excerpt: Book 28, title 5, chapters 12, 14-15
TLG 5065.001
The heading dates the issuing of this decree to 17 April 1025 (AM 5535), but this predates the elevation of Alexios to the patriarchate
Excerpt: Book 28, title 5, chapter 1
TLG 5000.001
Excerpt: ed. Zepos and Zepos, title 5, chapters 14-17
TLG 3079.002
PG 119, coll. 849-852
This is the full text of this note
Notitia 17 (ed. Darrouzès); defective due to the loss of the outer part of f. 200
TLG 3175.001
Similar to Notitia 15 (ed. Darrouzès); the section on the archbishoprics differs from that in the edition
TLG 3175.001
Similar to Notitia 10 (ed. Darrouzès); the latter part differs from the text in the edition: the text after line 729 is absent, and instead the bishoprics subordinate to Kiev are listed
TLG 3175.001
TLG 3175.001
Notitia 4 (ed. Darrouzès)
Ends at line 125
TLG 3175.001
Ed. Schreiner, Chronicle 32
TLG 2738.005
Physical Description
Collation
The main body of the manuscript consists of 17 quires, of which one is a binion, one a quaternion, five are quinia, three were of 12 folios, one of 14, four of 16, one of 18 and one of 24 folios.
- Quire 114 ff. 1-14
- Quire 224-2 ff. 15-36 The last two folios have been cancelled, without loss of text.
- Quire 318-1 ff. 37-53 The tenth folio has been cancelled, without loss of text.
- Quire 416-2 ff. 54-67 The fourth and fifth folios have been cancelled, without loss of text.
- Quire 516-1 ff. 68-82 The fifth folio has been cancelled, without loss of text.
- Quire 616-1 ff. 83-97 The ninth folio has been cancelled, without loss of text.
- Quire 710-3 ff. 98-105 The third, fourth and sixth folios have been cancelled, without loss of text.
- Quire 810-1 ff. 106-115 The last folio has been lost, with loss of text.
- Quire 910-2 ff. 116-123 The last two folios have been cancelled, without loss of text.
- Quire 108 ff. 124-131
- Quire 1116 ff. 132-147
- Quires 12-1312 ff. 148-171
- Quire 1410-7 ff. 173-176 The third, fifth and sixth folios have been cancelled, without loss of text; the first, eighth, ninth and tenth folios have been cancelled or lost, with some loss of text.
- Quire 1510-3 ff. 180-186 The first and third folios have been cancelled, without loss of text; eighth folio has been lost, with loss of text.
- Quire 1612-4 ff. 188-197 The fourth, fifth, eleventh and twelfth folios have been lost, with loss of text.
- Quires 174 ff. 200-203
Condition
Layout
ff. 1r-123v, 180r-199v A single column of 34 lines. 210 × 145 mm.
ff. 124r-171v A single column of 31 lines. 222 × 135 mm.
ff. 173r-176v A single column of 33 lines. 234-267 × 160-170 mm.
ff. 200r-203v A single column of 43-49 lines. 275-285 × 190 mm.
Hand(s)
The main text of ff. ff. 1r-123v, 180r-190v, line 2 and ff. 193r-197v was copied by Theodosios Martinos (Hand A) in a mixed minuscule script, slanting to the right, in black ink, with considerable variation in letter size and frequent flourishing of tails into the margin. Flourishes and expansion of letters are often particularly dramatic and elaborate in the top line of text. There are deletions by expunctuation.
Syllabic abbreviations appear throughout the line, but superscript word endings appear only at the end of lines except in the top 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.
Distinctive letter-forms include majuscule beta with a very narrow upper loop and bulbous lower loop, and minuscule nu formed with loops to the left and lower right. There is a frequent ligature of tau-omicron with a small tau formed by a single curve joined to the top of omicron. The sigma telikon is present and there is inclusion of letters within omicron.
Punctuation used includes the middle and upper points, lower and middle commas and full stop.
Headings are written in the same style in red ink.
Headings and original annotations to ff. ff. 1r-123v, 180r-190v, line 2 and ff. 193r-197v were copied by Hand B in a mixed minuscule script, slanting to the right, in red ink.
Breathings are round and there is accentuation of all nomina sacra . Accents are sometimes joined to breathings and abbreviations.
The modern nu and loop epsilon are present.
Punctuation used includes the middle and upper points.
ff. 124r-125v, line 13 and ff. 127r-131v were copied by Hand C in a mixed minuscule script with variable slant, in brown ink, with significant variation in letter size and frequent flourishing of tails into the margin.
Syllabic abbreviations and superscript word endings appear throughout the line. Breathings are round and mute iota is absent or subscript. 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 modern eta, sigma telikon and loop epsilon are present and there is inclusion of letters within omicron. There is a distinctive form of minuscule phi with a horizontally elongated upper loop.
Punctuation used includes the middle and upper points, lower and middle commas and full stop.
Headings to these folios and to f. 125v, line 16-f. 126v are written in the same style in red ink.
The main text of f. 125v, line 16-f. 126v was copied by Hand D in a mixed minuscule script, slanting to the right, in black ink, with modest variation in letter size and frequent flourishing of tails into the margin. There are deletions by expunctuation and strikethrough.
Syllabic abbreviations and superscript word endings appear throughout the line. Breathings are round and mute iota is absent. There is occasional decorative use of the double dot. Accents are sometimes joined to letters, breathings and abbreviations.
The 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 in red ink.
ff. 132r-168r were copied by Hand E in a mixed minuscule script with variable slant, in black ink, with significant variation in letter size and frequent flourishing of tails into the margin.
Syllabic abbreviations and superscript word endingsappear 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 modern eta, sigma telikon and loop epsilon are present and there is inclusion of letters within omicron. There is frequent use of an omicron-upsilon ligature with an angular loop, often with greatly extended ascenders.
Punctuation used includes the middle and upper points, lower and middle commas and full stop.
Headings and original annotations are written in the same style in red ink.
The notes to the diagram on f. 168r were copied by Hand F in an upright mixed minuscule script with variable slant, in orange ink, with modest variation in letter size.
Syllabic abbreviations appear throughout the line. Breathings are round. There is decorative use of the double dot and abbreviation of all nomina sacra . Accents are sometimes joined to nomina sacra strokes.
The modern eta, modern nu and loop epsilon are present.
Punctuation used includes the lower, middle and upper points and the lower and middle commas.
ff. 168v-171v were copied by Hand G in a mixed minuscule script with variable slant, in black ink, with moderate variation in letter size and frequent flourishing of tails into the margin.
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 loop epsilon is present and there is inclusion of letters within omicron. The word καί sometimes appears with the kappa included within the loop of the alpha.
Punctuation used includes the middle and upper points, lower and middle commas and full stop.
Headings are written in the same style in red ink.
The main text of ff. 173r-176v was copied by Hand H in a mixed minuscule script with variable slant, in brown ink, with moderate 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 and abbreviations. The double grave accent is in use. Horizontal strokes appear over proper nouns.
The modern nu, sigma telikon and loop epsilon are present and there is inclusion of letters within omicron. The abbreviation of omicron-sigma is often joined to the letter below (e.g. f. 174r, line 1).
Punctuation used includes the middle and upper points, lower and middle commas and full stop.
Diagram labels on ff. 173r-176v were written by Hand I in a mixed minuscule, slanting to the right, in black ink.
Headings on ff. 173r-176v were written by Hand J in an upright mixed minuscule, in red ink.
f. 190v, lines 3-6 were copied by Hand K in a mixed minuscule script, slanting to the right, in black ink, with modest variation in letter size.
Syllabic abbreviations and superscript word endings appear throughout the line. Breathings are round and there is decorative use of the double dot and accentuation of all nomina sacra . Accents are sometimes joined to abbreviations and nomina sacra strokes.
The modern eta and modern nu are present.
Punctuation used includes the middle point and full stop.
f. 190v, lines 7-13, 17-23 were copied by Hand L in a mixed minuscule script, slanting to the right, in black ink, with modest variation in letter size.
Syllabic abbreviations appear throughout the line. Breathings are round. There is decorative use of the double dot and accentuation of all nomina sacra . Accents are sometimes joined to nomina sacra strokes.
The modern eta, modern nu, sigma telikon and loop epsilon are present.
Punctuation used includes the middle point, middle comma and full stop.
f. 190v, lines 13-16 were copied by Hand M in a mixed minuscule script, slanting to the right, in black ink, with modest variation in letter size.
Syllabic abbreviations and superscript word endings appear throughout the line. Breathings are round. There is decorative use of the double dot and accentuation of all nomina sacra . Accents are sometimes joined to letters.
The only punctuation used is the middle point.
f. 190v, lines 23-34 were copied by Hand N in a mixed minuscule, slanting to the right, in black ink, with modest variation in letter size.
Syllabic abbreviations appear throughout the line. Breathings are round and mute iota is absent. There isl decorative use of the double dot and accentuation of all nomina sacra . Accents are sometimes joined to letters and nomina sacra strokes.
The modern eta, modern nu, sigma telikon and loop epsilon are present.
Punctuation used includes the middle comma and full stop.
f. 200r were copied by Hand O in a crude mixed minuscule script, slanting to the right, in black ink.
Breathings are round. Accents are sometimes joined to letters.
The modern eta, modern nu and loop epsilon are present.
ff. 200v-203v were copied by Hand P in a mixed minuscule script, slanting to right, 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, abbreviations and nomina sacra strokes.
The modern eta, modern nu, sigma telikon and loop epsilon are present and there is inclusion of letters within omicron.
Punctuation used includes the lower, middle and upper points and middle comma.
Headings are written in the same style in red ink.
Decoration
The beginning of the text on f. 9r is preceded by a rectangular headpiece in red and black ink, topped with a cross with the words ‘Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς νικᾶ’. On f. 138r the text is preceded by a plaited headpiece in red ink, in a much simpler style, topped with a similar cross design flanked by zoomorphic forms. A thin rectangular headpiece with a concertina design, in red and black ink, precedes the text on f. 180r.
Texts and sections begin with ornamented initials in red ink, with variable size and degees of elaboration. These include occasional zoomorphic forms (f. 6v). An initial on f. 2v has received additional adornment in green ink.
Subsections often begin with slightly expanded and sometimes slightly ornamented letters in red ink.
The end of sections is sometimes accompanied by line-fillers in red ink (e.g. ff. f. 31v, 96r).
Additions
As part of the original production of the manuscript, various texts are accompanied by marginal section numbers, names of authors cited, other indications of content, and ση(μείωσαι) marks highlighting notable passages, in red or brown ink. The text of Blastares (ff. 1r-137v, line 10) has been provided with running heads giving book and chapter number.
The Athenian hieromonachos Nikephoros Pringelis placed an ownership note on f. 1r, which is obscured by stains, perhaps due to the use of reagents: ‘Ἐκ τῶν τοῦ ....ει...(?) ἱερομονάχου Νικηφόρου Πριγγελεως τοῦ Αθηναίου’.
A note on 55r refers to the Metropolitan of Sparta: ‘Πανιερώτατε μητροπολίτα τῆς ἁγιοτάτης μητροπόλεως Λακεδαιμονίας ὑπερτιμε’.
Additional chronological items have been added to the end of the text of Xanthopoulos on f. 164v by a later hand.
A note on f. 184v, dated 1625, refers to the priest Demetrios Demetrios, priest, ordained priest of Argos by Theophanes, Metropolitan of Nauplion
There are other occasional marginal annotations and pen-trials by later hands, e.g. ff. 9r, 36v, 140r, 168v-169v, 197v. Some notes have been obscured by the possible use of reagents, in the same way as the ownership note of Nikephoros Pringelis: ff. 147v, 197v.
History
Part 3 [Cambridge, University Library, MS Add. 6009, Fragments 1-3]
Contents
Language(s): Greek
These fragments, formerly attached to f. 171 to replace its losses, have been written with text substituting the text lost from that folio through damage or covered by these patches. However, comparison between this text and that surviving in the covered areas of the folio shows that the two do not match, suggesting that this substitution was the product of conjecture rather than copying from a source text.
This text of this fragment, formerly attached to f. 200 to replace its losses, does not correspond to the original content of the folio.
Physical Description
Condition
Hand(s)
Fragments 1-3 were copied by Hand Q in a mixed minuscule script, slanting to right, 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 accentuation of all nomina sacra . Accents are sometimes joined to letters, breathings and nomina sacra strokes.
The modern eta, modern nu and sigma telikon are present.
Punctuation used includes the lower, middle and upper points, lower comma and question mark.
History
Additional Information
Availability
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Hand-list of the additional Greek manuscripts
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800-1600 Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für
Byzantinistik, Gamillscheg, ErnstHarlfinger, Dieter (Wien, I. Grossbritannien, Verlag der Österreichischen
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Funding of Cataloguing
The Polonsky Foundation
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