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Cotton MS Vespasian B XVIII
- Record Id:
- 040-001103257
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001101582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001273.0x0002b4
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100165160806.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Vespasian B XVIII
- Title:
- New Testament Lectionary (Gregory-Aland l23; Scrivener apost. 2, imperfect)
- Scope & Content:
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- f. 2r: Extracts from liturgical prayers with commemorations of patriarchs and abbots with no names with a later, 13th-century hand.
- f. 2v: List of liturgical canticles (prokimena)
- ff. 3r-230v: New Testament Lectionary (Apostol)
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
Greek Manuscripts - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001101582
040-001103257 - Is part of:
- Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts
Cotton MS Vespasian B XVIII : New Testament Lectionary (Gregory-Aland l23; Scrivener apost. 2, imperfect) - Hierarchy:
- 032-001101582[0940]/040-001103257
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton MS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Parchment codex.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100165160806.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 1000
- End Date:
- 1099
- Date Range:
- 11th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: paper (f. 1); parchment (ff. 2–230)
Dimensions: approximately 300 × 215 mm. Ruling: 180 x 135 mm, 2 columns, 16 lines per page.
Foliation: fos. 230; 1 (f. 1: early modern flyleaf) + 229 (ff. 2–230)
Binding: British Museum 1860
- Custodial History:
- Origins: Eastern Mediterranean (Constantinople?)Provenance: Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician : the volume was in Cotton's possession by 1631 and is recorded in the catalogue of the Cottonian collection, Add MS 36789, fol. 96 and in Add MS 36682, too. Cotton’s collection was augmented by his son, Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd baronet (b. 1594, d. 1662), and his grandson, Sir John Cotton (his name is inscribed on f. 3r). Sir John Cotton, 3rd baronet (b. 1621, d. 1702) bequeathed the entire Cotton collection of books and manuscripts to trustees ‘for Publick Use and Advantage’, 12 and 13 William III, c. 7. Formed one of the foundation collections of the British Museum in 1753.
- Publications:
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F. H. A. Scrivener, A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament for the Use of Biblical Students, 2 vols, 4th edn (London: Bell, 1894), I, p. 368.
C. R. Gregory, Textkritik des neuen Testamentes, 3 vols (Leipzig, 1900-1909), I, p. 465, III, p. 1225.
M. Richard, Inventaire des manuscrits grecs du British Museum (Paris: CNRS, 1952), p. 89.
A. Kurt, Kurzgefasste Liste der Griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments (Berlin, 2nd edn., 1994), p. 220.
T. Colin, The Early Records of Sir Robert Cotton's Library (London: The British Library, 2003), p. 178.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)