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1. Burney MS 276

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 276
Title:
Collection of fragments
Scope & Content:
Fragments of Greek and Latin manuscripts, mostly of classical and patristic authors.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
11th century-17th century
Extent:

46 folios

2. Burney MS 276, ff 1r-v

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 276, ff 1r-v
Title:
I: Lucian
Scope & Content:
Lucian, Hercules (TLG 0062.004), imperfect, inc. πολὺ τοῦ ῾Ερμοῦ, f 1r. Followed by Lucian, Electrum (TLG 0062.005), tit. Περὶ τοῦ ᾽Ηλεκτροῦ ἢ τῶν Κυκνῶν, ff 1r-v.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:

1 folio

3. Burney MS 276, ff 6r-v

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 276, ff 6r-v
Title:
III: Leaf from a Menologion
Scope & Content:
One leaf from a Menologion for November comprising (1) Hymn to James the Persian with Middle Byzantine notation, inc. ᾽Εθαυμαστώθης, ᾽Ιάκωβε, ἐν ταῖς βασάνοις (Menaeum Romanum II 298). (2) Six odes forming one acrostic series, inc Τῶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ βήματι νῦν παριστάμενος (Menaeum Romanum II 299...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:

1 folio

4. Burney MS 276, ff 2r-5v

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 276, ff 2r-5v
Title:
II: Four small binding fragments from St Gregory of Nazianzus, Orationes 21 and 24
Scope & Content:
Four small binding fragments from St Gregory of Nazianzus, Orationes 21 and 24. f 2. In Laudem Athanasii (Orat. 21) (TLG 2022.034). f 2v: inc. τῆς ἀληθείας αὐγὰς; expl. καὶ τῶν νῦν καὶ τῶν παλαὶ· ὀλίγοι (PG 35.1084C11 -1085A2). f 2r: inc. εἰ μ[ὴ το]λμηρὸν εἰπεῖν; expl. λόγω μὲν τοὺς εὐδοκίμους...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:

5 folios

5. Burney MS 276, ff 7r-14v

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 276, ff 7r-14v
Title:
IV: Balasios Palatianos the priest, Verses based on Psalm 134, with late Byzantine notation (Rahlfs 1659)
Scope & Content:
Balasios Palatianos the priest, Verses based on Psalm 134, with late Byzantine notation (Rahlfs 1659). Imperfect. Tit. ῞Ετερος πολυέλεος ἐκ τοῦ λατίνου.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:

8 folios

6. Burney MS 276, ff 21r-26v

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 276, ff 21r-26v
Title:
VIII: Fragments from a manuscript of Plutarch
Scope & Content:
f 21r. Plutarch, De virtute et vitio (TLG 0007.075). Highly imperfect, inc. ἀπαλλάξῃς σαυτὸν (Stephanus 101C). ff 21r-26v. Plutarch, Quomodo quis suos in virtute sentiat profectus (TLG 0007.071). Imperfect, expl. δέονται βοηθεῖν· οὐδ' (Stephanus 81F).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:

6 folios

7. Burney MS 276, ff 45r-46v

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 276, ff 45r-46v
Title:
XII: Commentary on the Satires of Persius
Scope & Content:
Two leaves from a Latin commentary on the Satires of Persius, covering Satire 1, lines 6-33. The text does not match that of the Commentum Cornuti.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:

2 folios

8. Burney MS 276, ff 27r-28v

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 276, ff 27r-28v
Title:
IX: Libanius, Oratio ad Theodosium (Orat. 20) (TLG 2200.004), imperfect
Scope & Content:
Libanius, Oratio ad Theodosium (Orat. 20) (TLG 2200.004), imperfect, inc. πινόντων ἐκ τῶν ἀγρῶν (18); expl. τῶν γυμνῶν συντέλεια (48).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:

2 folios

9. Burney MS 276, ff 29r-40v

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 276, ff 29r-40v
Title:
X: Grammatical texts
Scope & Content:
ff 29r-30v. Notes in Burney's hand identifying the texts of ff 31r-40v ff 31r-34v, 37r-v, 35r. Fragments of a grammatical text, possibly by Herodian of Alexandria, inc. Δόξα ὡς τὸ αἴτιον αἰτίου αἴτιον. ff 35r-36v, 38r-v. Extracts from Ptolemaeus, De differentia vocabulorum the grammarian's Περ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:

12 folios

10. Burney MS 276, ff 41r-42v

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 276, ff 41r-42v
Title:
XI: Greek translation of Vergil, Eclogue 1, ending imperfectly with line 76
Scope & Content:
ff 41r-v Greek translation of Vergil, Eclogue 1:49-76. ff 42r-v Greek translation of Vergil, Eclogue 1:1-48. inc. Τύνη Τίτυρε τὰς καταρεφέος.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

2 folios