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10. Sermons; Lives of saints
- Published / Created:
- 1585, 1651.
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 251
- Image Count:
- 1340
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper (sturdy). Pages 9-1315 contain Sermons and Lives of Saints for March 25 through August 29. The manuscript is composed of three parts; the second two serve to complete a text that was either unfinished or damaged
- Description:
- In Greek., Watermarks: anchor within a circle and surmounted by a six-pointed star, all three parts with assorted countermarks., Script: Part I (pp. 1-1315, skips 399): Executed by a single scribe in large bold minuscule. The scribe of Part II notes on p. 1315 that this portion was completed by Cyrillus in 1585 at the monastery of St. Simon Petras, with the subvention of Constantinus. Cyrillus' own signature occurs on p. 1323. Part II (pp. 1315-323): Written by a single scribe in a smaller, more calligraphic minuscule than Part I. Part III (pp. 1324-1334): Executed by a single scribe who signed and dated the section on p. 1334: Ioasaph, 15 January 1651., Part I: Intricate headpiece of vine-tendrils within rectangular blocks, outlined in black and filled with red, yellow, and pale gold (p. 9). Large initials, 10- to 8- line, of similar design and colors, appear for each new text together with narrow headpieces. Some instructions for the rubricator remain along upper and lower edges. Part II: Simple headpiece in black and red (p. 1316); one ornamental initial, 5-line, sprouting floral motifs on same page, in red. 2-line initials in gold. Part III: Headpiece of plaited design, in red and burnt orange (p. 1324); single decorative initial, 9-line, at beginning of text., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Half bound in purple calfskin with watered cloth sides. "Lectionary. Greek MS. Mt. Athos 1555" on spine.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Athos (Greece)
- Subject (Name):
- Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados.
- Subject (Topic):
- Christian hagiography, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, Monasticism and religious orders, and Sermons
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Sermons; Lives of saints
11. Soliloquia, etc
- Creator:
- Pseudo-Augustinus
- Published / Created:
- [between 1500 and 1550]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 236
- Image Count:
- 384
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of 1) Pseudo-Augustine, Soliloquia, translated into Greek by Demetrius Cydonius; first leaf missing. 2) Creed of St. Athanasius. 3) Various prayers and hymns, some by John of Damascus and Macarius, but most anonymous
- Description:
- In Greek., Watermarks: Harlfinger Chapeau 74., Script: Written by a single scribe in tall, upright minuscule., Decorative initials, 6- to 5-line, in red with simple floral designs; rubrics throughout., and Binding: 16th-17th centuries. Three original chain-stitched supports, the thread laced into square-edged, flush, wooden boards grooved on the edges. The beaded, colored endbands are sewn on cords which are attached in holes in the edges of the boards. The edges are painted with a red and black interlace design, the spine smooth and round. Covered in brown goatskin, blind-tooled with concentric borders, different on each board, the central panels filled with flowers and small diamonds. One pin hole in the edge of the upper board, three holes for a strap in the lower. Rebacked. According to A. R. A. Hobson, the binding originated in Crete.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Pseudo-Augustinus. and Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados.
- Subject (Topic):
- Creeds, Hymns, Manuscripts, Medieval, Mysticism, and Prayers
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Soliloquia, etc
