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Late 13th-century manuscript in Greek, written in Constantinople in the circle of Maximus Planudes, probably by Planudes himself, containing 'Meteora' by Cleomedes, and 'Phaenomena' by Aratus.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.7.15
Scope and Contents
The manuscript was written in Constantinople in the circle of Maximus Planudes, probably by Planudes himself (cf. ‘Dated Greek manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries in the libraries of Italy’, volume 1, page xvii).(i) ‘Meteora’ by Cleomedes. (Folio 1).(ii) `Phaenomena’ by Aratus, with preliminary material and scholia. The preliminary material comprises: προοίμιον (folio 55; Anon II 1), γένος ’Αράτου (folio 58; Anon II 5, Vita III), and ἀστροθεσίαι ξωδίων (folio...
Dates:
Circa 1290.
Late 16th-century manuscript, in Greek, on rhetoric and philosophy
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.5.8
Scope and Contents
(i) Aphthonius Sophista, Προγυμνάσματα. (Folio 1). (ii) Nathanael, hierodiaconus at Athens, Εἰς τὴν τοῦ Πορφυρίου εἰσαγωγὴν προλεγόμενα, beginning πρόηιται ἡμῖν εἰς ἐξήγησιν ἡ τοῦ Πορφυρίου εἰσαγωγή. Apparently not otherwise known. (Folio 29).(iii) Anonymous treatises εἶδος (folio 59, beginning τὸ ϰαὶ εἶδος λέγεται ϰαὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἑϰάστου μορφη̃ς ϰαθὸ εἴρηται ), διαφορά (folio 72 verso, beginning διαφορὰ δέ ἐστιν ὥστε ϰαὶ ἰδίως ), ἴδιον...
Dates:
Late 16th century.
Manuscript, possibly from Mount Athos, of St Dorotheus and the sermons of Isaias, with an account of the miracle performed by the Virgin at Blachernae.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.5.21
Scope and Contents
(i) St Dorotheus: letter (folio 1; ‘Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca’, ‘Auctarium’ 2116z, ‘Patrologia Graeca’, lxxxviii, 1613); beginning of life of St Dositheus, differing from the version below, folio 17 verso (folio 5); teachings 21 (folio 5 verso; ‘Patrologia Graeca’, lxxxviii, 1812), 18 (folio 11; ‘Patrologia Graeca’, lxxxviii, 1804, ‘Oeuvres spirituelles’, 504), 16 (folio 13 verso; ‘Patrologia Graeca’, lxxxviii, 1793, ‘Oeuvres spirituelles’, 488); life of St Dositheus (folio 17 verso,...
Dates:
Late 10th century-early 11th century.