New Testament; Eusebian canons, etc
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Description
- Title
- New Testament; Eusebian canons, etc
- Contributor
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Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403.
Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340.
John, of Damascus, Saint. - Published / Created
- [between 1300 and 1400]
- Publication Place
- Byzantium
- Abstract
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Manuscript on parchment. Includes: Letter of Eusebius to Carpianus; Eusebian Canons; the New Testament; Epiphanius of Cyprus, In Sabbato magno; and John Damascene, De dormientibus in fide
- Description
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In Greek.
Script: Written throughout in an extremely small Greek minuscule, by five scribes: Scribe 1, ff. 1r-32v and 171r-173r; Scribe 2, ff. 33v-68v; Scribe 3, ff. 69r-168r; Scribe 4, ff. 168r-170v; Scribe 5, ff. 173r-188v. Notes added on f. 33r (originally blank) and in margins by various later hands; in some of the notes on f. 33r Latin letters are used for Greek words.
Two headings and title of Matthew in blue (f. 37r). Initials in red with simple floral ornament. Extensive rubrication. Headpieces and bars between sections in red, blue, green and yellow (all faded). Eusebian Canons done with compass and ruler, in red and blue.
Several folios originally had holes, which have been written around.
Binding: Date? Original sewing on three chain supports laced in a Z pattern into square, flush wooden boards, grooved on the edges. Two pin holes in the edge of the upper board and three holes for each strap in the lower. Traces of rectangular plates (?) at the fore-edge near the head of the upper board and the tail of the lower. Rebacked and the sides covered with cloth. - Provenance
- Belonged to Frederick North, fifth Earl of Guilford (1766-1827) and to Sir Thomas Phillipps (no. 7682). Purchased from Laurence Witten with funds from the Jacob Ziskind Charitable Trust in 1957.
- Extent
- ff. i + 188 + i : 168 x 128 (124 x 90) mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 248
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Medieval Byzantine Empire 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven. - Subject (Topic)
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
Theology - Subjects
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Bible. Greek
Bible. N.T.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Theology > Early works to 1800
Byzantine Empire > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- New Testament; Eusebian Canons, etc. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9792730
- Object ID (OID)
- 16586135
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