GA L1605 (Oxford)

Description

Thirteenth-century lectionary of the Gospels on paper. Manuscript has Greek, Coptic, and Arabic in parallel columns. Portions of this manuscript are held at various locations: 36 leaves at the Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (Hamburg, Germany); 3 leaves at the British Library (London); 3 leaves at the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Vienna); and 1 leaf at the Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Catalogs: Joseph van Haelst, Catalogue des papyrus littéraires juifs et chrétiens (UPSPap 1), Paris, Publications de la Sorbonne, 1976, nº 2, p. 27.

Holding Institution or Individual

Bodleian Library (Oxford)

Shelf Number

Ms. Copt. c. 3, 1 fol.

Date

1200–1299

Material

Exterior Condition

Condition and type of cover and binding. Modern binding. Blue board with spine of cream-coloured leather. Front cover sticker "MS. Copt. C. 3." Spine in black ink, "MS. Copt. c. 3" / "Fragment of John XIV, XV in Memphitic, Greek, & Arabic."

Additional Codicological Comments

NUMBER OF FOLIOS
iii (modern paper) + 1 + xiii (modern paper)

CODICOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
Inside front cover: top left corner in pencil, "Fragment of John XIV,XV in Memphitic, Greek, & Arabic" | sticker "S.C. 29492i" | centre, in pencil "MS. Copt. C. 3."

f. i–iii: blank paper flyleaves
f. 1: fragmentary leaf
ff. iv–xxvii: blank paper flyleaves

Ink in Greek column has faded significantly, while ink in Coptic and Arabic text has not.

DECORATION
Large letters, especially in Coptic and Greek columns. Ektheses in red or red and black ink; 3-4 lines in height.

PARATEXTUAL FEATURES
Lection identifier written in vermillion in top margin above Greek column. It is only partially extant and reads: ευ(αγγελιον) εκ τ(ου) κατ(α)… Extensive use of rubricated teleia in the Greek column.

ANNOTATIONS
Folio 1r: top left corner in black ink, "Bought in Jan. 1884 from the Nitrian monasteries by A.J. Butler, Fellow of Brasenose."

Measurements(mm). Width: 260. Height: 330.

Columns

3

Script

Majuscule

Number of Pages

2