Manuscript of uncertain origin written in the late 15th or early 16th century, in Greek, containing liturgies and other religious works.

Item

Identifier: Adv.MS.18.8.20

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Scope and Contents

The contents of the manuscript are as follows:

(i) The liturgies of St John Chrysostom (folio 1), St Basil the Great (folio 19), and the Presanctified (folio 41). Substantial differences from modern texts (Εὐχολόγιον τὸ μέγα (Venice, 1862), pages 47-97, 108-118, was used) are: in Saints John and Basil the ό̔τι πρέπει, the ό̔τι σὸν τὸ ϰράτος, and the ό̔τι ἀγαθός are placed after, not before, the prayers of the first, second, and third antiphons respectively, in St John before the εἰρηνιϰά, in St Basil after the εἰρηνιϰά (the latter arrangement is followed in the texts printed in Εὐχολόγιον ‘sive Rituale Graecorum’, pages 65-66, 159-160, and in other manuscripts, for example British Museum Harl.MS.5561 and Addit.MS.40755); the εὐχὴ τῆς ἐϰτενοῦς ἱϰεσίας is placed after, not before the εἰρηνιϰά; there are omissions in several εἰρηνιϰά; and the rubrics differ considerably, verbally and in length.

Folio 52 blank.

(ii) Offices for the ordination of reader, sub-deacon, bishop, presbyter, and deacon; cf. Εὐχολόγιον ‘sive Rituale Graecorum’, pages 233, 244, 302, 295, 252 (folio 53).

(iii) The Nicene Creed, description of a Greek church, notes on baptism and purgatory, rubrics for services on the occasions of betrothal, birth, and death, and interpretation of the Number of the Beast of the Apocalypse (Λατεῖνος) ; written for a non-Orthodox audience. This is in a different, possibly rather later, hand (folio 63).

In the prayer of the δίπτυχα in the liturgy of St John (folio 13) memorial is made Νεωτερίου, Φωτεινῆς, ϰαὶ ʼΙωέσαφ τῶν μονάχων, and in the lower margin a later hand has added μνήσθητι ϰ(ύρι)ε, τὴν ψυχὴν τῆς δούλης σου δ…ήνης ϰ(αὶ) ἀνάπαυ αὐτὴν έ̓νθα οἱ δίϰεοι ἀναπαύσονται. In the corresponding prayer in the liturgy of St Basil (folio 33) memorial is made Διονυσίου ἱερομονάχου, Γρηγορίου α( ) ʽΡόδος ϰαὶ Δημητρίου. Writing on folio 71 appears to be theological.

Dates

Creation: Late 15th century-early 16th century.

Language of Materials

Greek, Modern (1453- )

Extent

1 Volumes (71 folios.)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Collation: 1¹² (-1¹, probably blank), 2¹² (-2⁸), 3-5¹², 6⁸ (-6⁵), 7⁸ (-7⁶[?]⁷). No signatures or catchwords. No ruling. 1 column. 20 lines in (i) and (ii), 19-22 in (iii). Text area 115 x 65 millimetres in (i) and (ii), 120-135 x 75-80 millimetres in (iii).

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Paper (watermark similar to Briquet 15398-15430, but with a six-pointed star instead of cross or trefoil). Binding of red leather, with flap, tooled blind; possibly Italian, early 18th century; taken from another volume.

Custodial History

The volume was presented in 1719 by A Anderson, Duffus, to John Ker, Professor of Greek at King`s College, Aberdeen (later Professor of Humanity at Edinburgh; died 1741). Former pressmark; A.6.ult. It was acquired by the Advocates’ Library before 1776.