GA 118

Description

Thirteenth century minuscule of the Gospels on parchment; 261 leaves, single column, 23-27 lines per column. The digital microfilm images were generously donated to CSNTM.

Holding Institution or Individual

Bodleian Library (Oxford)

Shelf Number

MS. Auct. D. inf. 2. 17

Date

1200–1299

Material

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