GA 118
General
Known Identifiers
CSNTM
MNTGRCGA118
INTF
118
Pinakes
46980
Holding Institution or Individual
Bodleian Library (Oxford)
Shelf Number
MS. Auct. D. inf. 2. 17
Date
1200–1299
Codicology
Material
Present: parchment paper
Primary: parchment
Quire Comments
Parchment: 3[Γ].27–34; 4[Δ].35–42; 5[E].43–50; 6[ς].51–58; 7[ζ].59–66; 8[H].67–74; 9[θ].75–82; 10[I].83–90; 11[ια].91–98; 12[ιβ].99–106; 13[ΙΓ].107–114; 14[ιδ].115–122; 15[IE].123–130; 16[ις].131–138; 17[ιζ].139–146; 18[IΗ].147–154; 19[ιθ].155–162; 20[κ].163–170; 21[κα].171–178; 22[κβ].179–186; 23[ΚΓ].187–194 Quire signatures in the parchment section on the upper right corner.
Exterior Condition
Light brown leather cover on thick cardboard. Covers embossed along the margins with floral-pattern frame. Same pattern is on the edges of both covers. Cover is worn, pieces of leather hanging. In some parts, board is showing. Precarious especially in the spine. Spine reads: "Marsei 24."
Interior Condition
Red ink on paper is washed out. Paper folia are in good condition. Parchment has suffered damage. May have been close to a fire. Many folia show signs of water damage. ff. 65, 103: bottom right corner is missing. f. 107: cut along ruling line close to the gutter. f. 118: long cut along the ruling line in the outer margin, from the bottom to the middle of the folio. ff. 120–121: half of the folia was ripped diagonally across folia. ff. 177–194: damage to the edge of the folia.
Additional Codicological Comments
Modern foliation. Folios: i + 261 + ii Inside front cover: upper left: (8991) Top center: MS. Auct. D. Inf : 2.17. Center: MS. Auct. d. infra 2. 17 p. i(ult.)r: modern paper paste down with current shelf mark. Paper sheet is folded in half. No additional text inside or on the back of paper. p. i(ult.)v: paper paste down with Latin title (Four Gospels and Psalms of David). f. 75: leather navigation tab at the beginning of Mark. f. 118: navigation tab, but not at the beginning of Luke. f. 163: navigation tab at the beginning of John. MATERIAL: The core of the codex is parchment. Numerous quires of paper folia have been added at the beginning and end of the codex. Paper: ff. 1–26 (Matt. 1.1–6.2), 195– Parchment: ff. 27–194 (Matt. 6.3–John 16.25) MEASUREMENTS OF PAPER SECTIONS: Width top: 139–140 Width bottom: 137–139 Height outside: 198–209 Height inside: 202–208 Lines: 21–22 SCRIBES: Scribe 1: ff. 1–8 (f. 8v: colophon), 252–266 Scribe 2: ff. 9–26, 195–208 Scribe 3: ff. 27–106, 107–138, 140–145, 148–194 Scribe 4: f. 139, (continuous text copied by previous hand; no content is skipped), 146–147 Scribe ?: f. 106v (κεφάλαια of Luke on a folio marked as "Mark" by Scribe 1) Scribe ?: ff. 209–243 Scribe ?: 244–251 Modern hand added biblical references in black ink. DECORATION: f. 18r: headpiece for Matthew, braided style painted in red. f. 75r: decorative ribbon outlined in red to mark the beginning of Mark. Capital alpha in the margin matching the ribbon showing the start of a lection (ἀρχή). f. 107r: decorative ribbon outlined in red to mark the beginning of Luke. f. 163r: decorative ribbon outlined in red to mark the beginning of John. ff. 209r, 214r, 219r: decorated ribbons to mark the beginning of the tables of readings. Ribbons painted in red. PARATEXTS: Lection identifiers and Eusebian apparatus in the margins throughout. Lectionary apparatus is written primarily in red; Eusebian information written in black by a later hand. Small Eusebian tables in the margin in Mark written at times in black, at times in red. In the parchment section, scribe wrote in red ink the Gospel id on the upper left corner of the verso on each folio (μτ, μρ, λου, ιω). MSI Palimpsest leaves: ff. 139r–v, 146r–v;
Columns
1
Script
Minuscule
Number of Pages
269
Measurements
Content
Overview
Gospels
Language(s)
Greek
Biblical Content Type(s)
Continuous Text;
Table of Contents
ff. 1r–8v: Selected Psalms of David (seven lines from 25.9–12, then Psalm 26 starts) f. 7v: blank. Seems to end with Psalm 145.6a, f. 7r Portion of Psalm 26 on f. 8r Colophon, f. 8v ff. 9r–17v: Tables of Gospel lectionary readings Paschal cycle, ff. 9r–13r Sanctoral cycle (complete), ff. 13v–17r Gospel readings for various occasions, f. 17r–v ff. 18r–73v: Gospel of Matthew ff. 74r–v: Table of Sanctoral cycle from 1 April to 8 May ff. 75r–106r: Gospel of Mark ff. 106v–162r: Gospel of Luke κεφάλαια of Luke, f. 106v Biblical text, ff. 107r–161v Subscription (later hand, probably same that added Eusebian canons throughout Mk and Lk), f. 162r f. 162v: blank ff. 163r–206v: Gospel of John Biblical text, ff. 163r–206v Subscription, f. 206v ff. 207r–208v: blank ff. 209r–230a: Tables of lectionary readings for the Four Gospels (ἐκλογάδιον τῶν τεσσάρων εὐαγγελιστῶν) Paschal cycle, ff. 209r–213v 12 Gospels of the Passion, f. 218r–v Gospel of the Holy Hours, f. 218v Sanctoral cycle (συναξάριον), ff. 219r–229v Gospel readings for various occasions, ff. 229v–230a ff. 230a(verso)–230b(recto): Arrangement of Gospels material according to κεφάλαια ff. 230b(verso)–231v: blank ff. 232r–241r: Readings for Thursday and Friday of Great Week ff. 241v–243r: blank ff. 244r–251v: Gospel readings (ἐωθινά) ff. 252r–260r: Selected Psalms of David ff. 260v–262v: blank
