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Egerton MS 265
- Record Id:
- 032-002227982
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002227982
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000063.0x0001a3
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 265
- Title:
- Collection of novellae and other legal texts by Emperors Leo VI the Wise, Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, Nicephorus II Phocas, Cosmas Magister and Eustathius Romaeus
- Scope & Content:
- Collection of novellae and other legal texts by Emperors Leo VI the Wise, Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, Nicephorus II Phocas, Cosmas Magister and Eustathius Romaeus.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Egerton Manuscripts
Greek Manuscripts - Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002227982
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002227982
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 98 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Egerton_MS_265 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-

- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Paper.
Foliation: ff i + 98. f i is the paste-down on the inside front board. One unfoliated paper flyleaf at the beginning and one at the end.
Dimensions: 287 x 195 mm.
Ruling: 205 x 115 mm, 26 lines per page.
Binding: Half calf leather binding with marble paper and leather corners.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Eastern Mediterranean.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Thomas Rodd, March 1834, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829).
- Administrative Context:
- Eastern Mediterranean.
- Information About Copies:
- Complete digital coverage available for this manuscript; see Digitised Manuscripts [http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Egerton_MS_265].
- Publications:
-
List of Additions made to the Collections in the British Museum in the year MDCCCXXXIV, London 1837, p. 8.
M. Richard, Inventaire des manuscrits grecs du British Museum I, Fonds Sloane, Additional, Egerton, Cottonian et Stowe, Paris 1952, p. 84.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Constantine VII, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, Porphyrogenitus, 905-959
Cosmas Magister, Byzantine jurist, 10th century
Leo VI, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, the Wise, 866-912
Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine Emperor, 912-969
Rodd, Thomas, bookseller, 1796-1849
Romaeus, Eustathius, Byzantine jurist, Late 10th century-Early 11th century