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Record Id:

032-001612568

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032-001612568

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x000197

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Add MS 25881

Title:

Composite manuscript, containing various saints' lives, hymns and epistles

Scope & Content:

Composite manuscript, containing various saints' lives, hymns and epistles.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts
Greek Manuscripts

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Ἀναστάσεως…" },{ "id" : "040-001612572", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 67r-79v: Antonius Hagiographicus, Vitae Symeonis Stylitae Senioris (BHG 1682, CPG 6724)." },{ "id" : "040-001612577", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 79v-99r: Passion of St Eustratius and his companions, Auxentius, Eugenius, Mardarius and Orestes (BHG 646)." },{ "id" : "040-001612584", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 99v-108v: Life of St Xenophon, BHG 1877y (see Add MS 10073, ff 208v-233r), followed by a cryptographic date in a sequence of numbers,…" },{ "id" : "040-001612585", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 109r-115r: Sermon on the entry of the Virgin Mary to the Temple, 21 November, entitled λόγος διδασκαλικός, inc.…" },{ "id" : "040-001612596", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 116r-121r: Amphilochius of Iconium, In occursum domini (Orat. 2) (TLG 2112.003, CPG 3232)." },{ "id" : "040-001612597", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 121r-124v: [John Chrysostom], De annuntiatione, inc. Προαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς, expl. ἀπὸ τῶν…" },{ "id" : "040-001612598", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 124v-126v: Joseph of Thessaloniki, Homiliae in Sanctam Crucem (1-3) (BHG 429D, 440, 444B, CPG 7930)." },{ "id" : "040-001612599", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 127v-139v: Germanus of Constantinople, Oratio 3, (TLG 2933.005), ff 127-138v, followed by ownership notes, f 139r. The copyist…" },{ "id" : "040-001612600", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 140r-147v: Gregory of Nazianzus, In theophania (Orat. 38) (TLG 2022.046)." },{ "id" : "040-001612601", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 147v-155v: Gregory of Nazianzus, In sancta lumina (Orat. 39) (TLG 2022.047)." },{ "id" : "040-001612602", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 156r-161v: Symeon Metaphrastes, Sermon on St Luke the Evangelist (BHG 991)." },{ "id" : "040-001612603", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 161v-167v: Symeon Metaphrastes, Passion of St Demetrius (BHG 498)." },{ "id" : "040-001612604", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 168r-176v: Symeon the Metaphrastes, Passion of St Jacob the Persian (BHG 772), ff 168r-174r, followed by pen-trials and ownership…" },{ "id" : "040-001612605", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 177r-184r: Martyrdom of St Blasius, BHG 276, ff 177r-183r, followed by Synaxarion of St Blassius, probably taken from a Menaion, ff…" },{ "id" : "040-001612634", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 185r-189v: Passion of the FortyMartyrs of Sebasteia (BHG 1201)." },{ "id" : "040-001612635", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 189v-196v: Basil of Caesarea, In quadraginta martyres Sebastenses (TLG 2040.035)." },{ "id" : "040-001612636", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 197r-207v: Sermon of the Wednesday of the 4th week of the Great Lent, Διδασκαλικός, on Psalm 14th, inc. Ὁ ἅγιος…" },{ "id" : "040-001612639", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 208r-216v: Life of St John Calabita (BHG 868)." },{ "id" : "040-001612642", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 216v-222r: Life of St Alexius (BHG 51)." },{ "id" : "040-001612644", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 223r-228v: Life of St Onuphrius, imperfect, inc. ἀσκούντων καὶ δοξαζόντων τὴν τοῦ Κυρίου…" },{ "id" : "040-001612645", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 229r-237v: Revelation of the Holy Mother of God, Ἀποκάλυψις τῆς Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου, Περὶ…" },{ "id" : "040-001612657", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 238r-242r: Leo Sapiens VI, Oracula, from another manuscript." },{ "id" : "040-001612658", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 243r-254v: Theotimus Hagiographicus, Passio sanctae Marinae (BHG 1165)." },{ "id" : "040-001612659", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 255r-260v: Anaphora et paradosis Pilati (BHG 779zb)." },{ "id" : "040-001612660", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 260v-283r: Apophthegmata Patrum." },{ "id" : "040-001612661", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 283r-286v: Miracles of St Theodore the Tiro (BHG 1765h)." },{ "id" : "040-001612662", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 286v-290r: Tales from the Gerontikon." },{ "id" : "040-001612663", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 290v-299v: Life of St Marcus of Athens (BHG 1039)." },{ "id" : "040-001612664", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 300r-320v: Amphilochius of Iconium, Vita et miracula sancti Basilii Magni (BHG 260, CPG 3253)." },{ "id" : "040-001612665", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 320v-321v: Brief interpretation of the Creed, inc. Πιστεύω εἰς ἕνα Θεόν, πατέρα ἀγέννητον, expl.…" },{ "id" : "040-001612666", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 321v-323v: [John Chrysostom] In orationem dominicam, inc. Πάτερ ἡμῶν. Πατέρα καλεῖς τὸν Θεὀν, ὦ…" },{ "id" : "040-001612669", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 324v-327r: Narration on the exit of the soul, inc. Ἐν πόλει τινι λεγομένῃ Καθαργένῃ (sic), expl.…" },{ "id" : "040-001612670", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 327r-342v: [John Chrysostom] In psalmum 50, homilia 1 (TLG 2062.196)." },{ "id" : "040-001612671", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 342v-353v: Sermon against blasphemy, inc. Ἀδικίαν εἰς τὸ ὕψος ἐλάλησαν, expl. ἄξιοι…" },{ "id" : "040-001612672", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 353v-362v: Sermon on enmity, hatred and love, inc. Ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς ἐν…" },{ "id" : "040-001612673", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 363r-365v: Dorotheus of Gaza, Doctrinae diversae 1 (TLG 2852.001)." },{ "id" : "040-001612675", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 323v-324v: Constantinus Granatus, Versus in dioptram Philippi Solitarii, inc. Ἄκουσον οὖν κυρία μου καὶ…" },{ "id" : "040-001612681", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 365v-366r: [John Chrysostom] De patientiasermo 1 (TLG 2062.274), imperfect and crossed out, containing the text of PG 60 Col 723…" },{ "id" : "040-001612682", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 366r-378r: Testamentum of Abraham (BHG 2001)." },{ "id" : "040-001612683", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 378r-379r: Vision of St Pachomius (BHG 1401q)." },{ "id" : "040-001612686", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 380r-386r: De sacerdotio Christi, seu conversio Theodosii Iudaei (BHG 810c), from another manuscript." },{ "id" : "040-001612687", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 387r-399v: Eusebius of Nicomedia, In sanctam Dominicam,inc. Δεῦτε πάντες ἀγαπητοί, expl. ἧς γένοιτο…" },{ "id" : "040-002558330", "parent" : "032-001612568", "text" : "Add MS 25881, ff 400r-403v: Fragments from a 14th-century Gospel lectionary (Greg.-Aland l 1319), used for binding." }]

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

403 folios

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Greek, Ancient

Scripts:

Greek

Start Date:

1500

End Date:

1599

Date Range:

16th century

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Physical Characteristics:

Material: Paper.

Foliation: ff iv + 228 + (1 unfoliated stub with writing) + 403 + iii.

Dimensions: 205 x 140 mm.

Ruling: 135 x 95 mm, 20 lines per page.

Binding: Half blue, British Museum, 19th century. The original binding of wooden boards covered with stamped leather is kept separately under Add MS 25881/1.

Script: Written by several different hands.

Custodial History:

Origin: Eastern Mediterranean.

Owned by the Agkarathos monastery in Kastelli, Crete: f 139r.

Ownership inscriptions passim, including Christodulus, a priest (ff 386r and 386v), Paulus (f 410v), and an inscription dated 1602, f 399v.

Formerly belonged to H. C. Agnew: his signature, f 1r.

Owned by the Rev. William Cureton (b. 1808, d. 1864), Syriac scholar: his ownership inscription, f iv recto.

Source of Acquisition:

Purchased by the British Museum from the executors of Cureton's estate, August 1864.

Administrative Context:

Eastern Mediterranean.

Publications:

Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum, 1861-1875, London 1877, p. 229.

C. R. Gregory, Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, vol. 1, Leipzig 1900, p. 213, p. 1228.

C. Van de Vorst and H. Delehaye, Catalogus codicum hagiographicorum Graecorum Germaniae, Belgii, Angliae (Subsidia Hagiographica 13), Brussels 1913, pp. 269-271.

A. Ehrhard, Überlieferung und Bestand der hagiographischen und homiletischen Literatur der griechischen Kirche von dem Anfängen bis zum Ende des 16 Jahrhunderts (TU 50-52), Leipzig 1936-1952, vol. 3, pp. 860-861.

D. Fecioru, 'Un nou gen de predica in omiletica ortodoxa', Biserica Ortodoxa Romana 64 (1946) pp. 65-91; 180-92; 386-96.

M. Richard, Inventaire des manuscrits grecs du British Museum I, Fonds Sloane, Additional, Egerton, Cottonian et Stowe, Paris 1952, pp. 45-47.

Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca, 3rd edn, ed. F. Halkin (Subsidia Hagiographica 8a), Brussels 1957.

M. Aubineau, Codices Chrysostomici Graeci, I: Codices Britanniae et Hiberniae, Paris 1968, p. 68.

Novum Auctarium Bibliothecae Hagiographicae Graecae, ed. F. Halkin (Subsidia Hagiographica 65), Brussels 1984.

J. Mossay and X. Lequeux, Repertorium Nazianzenum. Orationes. Textus Graecus, 2. Codices Americae, Angliae, Austriae (Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des Altertums, n.f. 2 Reihe: Forschungen zu Gregor von Nazianz, 5 Band), Paderborn 1987, p. 54.

K. Aland, Kurzgefasste liste der griechischen Handschriften des neuen Testaments (Arbeiten zur neutestamentlichen Textforschung 1), Berlin 1994, p. 299.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Related Archive Descriptions:

Add MS 25881/1