GA 58
General
Known Identifiers
CSNTM
MNTGRCGA58
INTF
58
Pinakes
48718
Description
Fifteenth century minuscule of the Gospels on parchment; 342 leaves, single column, 20-21 lines per column.
Holding Institution or Individual
New College (Oxford)
Shelf Number
New College Ms. 68
Date
1400–1499
Codicology
Material
Present: parchment
Primary: parchment
Quire Comments
Quire signatures located in the upper and lower right corners of recto at beginning of quire. Occasionally, signatures on the verso of last folio of quire are visible in the inside upper corner.
1[α].22–29; 2[-].30–37; 3[-].38–45; 4[-].46–53; 5[-].54–61; 6[-].62–69; 7[-].70–77; 8[-].78–85; 9[-].86–93; 10[-].94–101; 11[-].102–110(LQ); 12[ιβ].111–118; 13[-].119–126; 14[-].127–134; 15[ιε].135–142; 16[-].143–150; 17[-].151–158; 18[-].159–166; 19[-].167–173(las folio cut out); 20[-].174–181; 21[-].182–189; 22[-].190–197; 23[κ?].198–205; 24[κ?].206–213; 25[κδ?].214–221; 26[-].222–229; 27[-].230–237; 28[-].238–245; 29[κη].246–253; 30[κθ].254–261; 31[λ].262–269; 32[λα].270–277; 33[-].278–286(LQ); 34[-].287–294; 35[λδ].295–302; 36[λε].303–310; 37[λ?].311–318; 38[λζ].319–326; 39[λη].327–334; 40[-].335–342; 41[μ].343–350.
Exterior Condition
Modern binding and cover in good condition. Brown leather on pasteboard. Leather is worn out on corners of board. Blind-tolled lines in the outer edges of boards. Closing mechanism: cloth straps. Two straps on upper board and two on back board. Straps on back board have suffered relatively more decay compared to straps on upper board.
Spine. Five raised bands. Corners of head and tail of spine are cracked. Label on tail: "MS. New Coll. 68."
Interior Condition
f. 45, 143, 210: hole in bottom margin.
f. 234, 274: hole
Additional Codicological Comments
Inside front cover: "N.C." | "68." Stamp of New College, "68" written in pencil.
Foliation: one parchment flyleaf numbered 1 + 2 unnumbered modern paper inserts/flyleaves with library name and MS ID + 349. Thus, 1 + ii + 349
Fine parchment of extremely high grade. Thin, smooth, light color. Leaves have been trimmed at the top; marginal content has been lost.
Places of recto ektheses have been marked in the gutter in black ink for later execution in the text. Also, the first phrase of the recto at the beginning of a new quire is often written vertically on the verso of the last folio of the previous quire. The text is written in the gutter, close to the bottom margin (e.g., f. 118v, 126v 134v, 142v, 150v, 158v, 166v, 181v[horizontal text], 189v, 197v, 205v, 213v, 221v, 229v, etc.).
Original f. 174 has been cut out. Some text still visible near the gutter.
PARATEXTS AND ORNAMENTATION
Gospel titles in red ink with matching ektheses.
Eusebian and lectionary apparatus in the margin in black and red ink. Paragraphing marked by rubricated ektheses. Ornamentation and ekthesis at the beginning of John are larger and more elaborate compared to the other Gospels.
Weight: 1.4 kg / 3.2 lbs
Columns
1
Script
Minuscule
Number of Pages
1052
Measurements
Content
Overview
Gospels
Language(s)
Greek
Biblical Content Type(s)
Continuous Text;
Table of Contents
f. 1r–4v: blank
f. 5r–17v: table of lectionary readings
f. 18r–19v: kephalaia of Matt
f. 20r–21r: blank
f. 21v: lection identifier--reading for Sunday before Christmas
f. 22r–107v: Gospel according to Matthew
f. 108r–v: kephalaia of Mark
f. 109r: blank
f. 109v–110r: hypothesis of Mark
f. 110v: blank
f. 111r–170v: Gospel according to Mark
f. 170v: subscription of Mark
f. 171r–172v: kephalaia of Luke
f. 173r–175r: hypothesis of Mark
f. 174v: epigram in honor of Evangelist Mark
f. 175r–177v: beginning of Lukan material (προοιμιον του κατα λουκαν)
f. 177v–179v: hypothesis of Luke
f. 179v–180r: epigram in honor of Evangelist Luke
f. 180v: blank
f. 181r–279r: Gospel according to Luke
f. 279r–v: kephalaia of John
f. 249v–281v: beginning of Johannine material (προοιμιον του κατα ιωαννην)
f. 282r–346v: Gospel according to John
f. 347r: epigram in honor of Evangelist John
f. 347v: scribal colophon
f. 348r: scribal epigram in Greek
f. 348v: Greek epigram and Latin note on grammar
f. 349r: "Johannes Hopkinsonus Lincolniensis" written vertically across the page
f. 349v–350v: blank
Additional Comments on Content
Scribal epigram on 348r: Γῆν ἐπέβην γυμνὸς γυμνός δ᾿ ὑπὸ γαῖαν ἄπειμι | καὶ τί μάτην μοχθῶ γυμνὸν ὁρῶν τὸ τέλος (DBBE occurrence 26210). Greek epigram on f. 348v: εκ του φιλειδονειν γινεται το δύστυχειν. Latin grammatical note on f. 348v: Nomina greca neutri generis et pluralis numeri possuit regere Verbu(m) singularis mimeri.
