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1. Euchologium
- Published / Created:
- [between 1500 and 1600]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 302
- Image Count:
- 258
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper (thick, with a slight shine; no watermarks visible) of liturgies of the Greek Orthodox Church, prayers, and sermons
- Description:
- In Greek., Script: Written in a large, bold minuscule by a single scribe., Three miniatures of good quality in Western style added later (19th century?) on blank folios: f. 1v, Sts. Basil, John Chrysostom and Gregory of Nazianzus, all in priestly vestments, in an elaborate red border; f. 23v, Mother of God between two angels swinging censers; f. 53v, Christ on a bier, in front of a patriarchal cross, flanked by angels swinging a censer and burning incense. Original decoration: elaborate headpieces, 4- to 2-line initials with stylized florals, plain 1-line initials and headings, all in red., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Diced brown calf, gold-tooled, with a black label. On the spine, "LITURG. GRAEC. M. S.".
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados.
- Subject (Topic):
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Liturgics, Manuscripts, Medieval, Prayers, and Sermons, Greek
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Euchologium
2. Lectionary
- Published / Created:
- [between 1200 and 1300]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 521
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment on vellum of a lectionary. Arrived at the Beinecke as two separate accessions. Accession 1 (1 leaf): recto: Luke 18:35-43 and Luke 17:3-4a; verso: Luke 17:4a-10. Accession 2 (4 leaves): F. 1 recto: Luke 22:32-39 and Matt. 26:2; verso: Matt. 26:3-13. F. 2 recto: Matt. 14:15-14:22 and 15:32; verso: Matt. 15:32-33 and Matt. 14:22-25. F. 3 recto: Matt. 26:20; verso: Matt. 26:31-39. F. 4 recto: John 19:7-13; verso: Matt. 27:3-14.
- Description:
- In Greek., Initials in red., and Edges cut; later inscription at bottom rubbed out.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados.
- Subject (Topic):
- Lectionaries, Lectionary preaching, Orthodox Eastern Church, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lectionary
3. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
- Published / Created:
- [between 1100 and 1200]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 503
- Image Count:
- 256
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on vellum. Several folios missing and others damaged
- Description:
- In Greek., Script: Capitals in red., and Binding: Modern vellum with clasps.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- John Chrysostom, Saint, -407. and Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados.
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgics and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
4. Sermons; Lives of saints
- Published / Created:
- [between 1500 and 1600]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 252
- Image Count:
- 460
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper (sturdy, polished). Pages 99-170 contain Sermons and Lives of Saints for December 20 to February 2. Notations within the codex concerning the appropriate time for reading each item (e.g., "at the table") suggest that the collection was intended to be read aloud in a monastery
- Description:
- In Greek., Watermarks consisting of a hat surmounted by six-pointed star, with countermark of cloverleaf plus the letter P and unidentified letter., Script: Written by a single scribe in a bold and carefully executed minuscule., Large initials, 7- to 5-line, skillfully drawn in red with many floral appendages, occur at the beginning of each sermon. Long rubricated incipits and small initials throughout the codex., Most pages are water- and wax-stained; some leaves have been repaired, others remain torn., and Binding: Twentieth century. Brick-red goatskin, blind- and gold-tooled by the same binder as MS 241.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados.
- Subject (Topic):
- Christian hagiography, Manuscripts, Medieval, Monasticism and religious orders, and Sermons
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Sermons; Lives of saints
5. 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
6. 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