GA L20
General
Known Identifiers
CSNTM
MNTGRCL20
INTF
L20
Pinakes
48256
Holding Institution or Individual
Bodleian Library (Oxford)
Shelf Number
Ms. Laud. Gr. 34
Date
1047
Codicology
Material
Present: parchment
Primary: parchment
Quire Comments
Quires signed on first leaf lower outside corner and final leaf lower inside corner (sometimes), then shifts to upper outside corner 1[α].1–8; 2[β].9–16; 3[γ].17–24; 4[δ].25–32; 5[-].33–40; 6[ϛ].41–49 (LQ); 7[ζ].43–50; 8[η].51–58; 9[-].59–66; 10[ι].67–74; 11[-].75–82; 12[ιβ].83–90; 13[ιγ].91–98; 14[-].99–105 (SQ); 15[ιε].106–113; 16[-].114–121; 17[-].122–129; 18[ιη].130–138 (LQ); 19[ιθ].139–146; 20[-].147–154; 21[-].155–162; 22[κβ].163–170; 23[κγ].171–177
Exterior Condition
Reddish-brown leather cover on boards with gilt crest pressed into front and back cover. Left half of shield crosses, right half stars. Spine intact. 6 strings. in gilt letters "MS. / Laud. Gr. / 34 Outer edge of pages painted in red
Interior Condition
f. 31 completely detached ff. 171r–177: more worn and damaged than earlier leaves. f. 177: torn at bottom and heavily damaged
Additional Codicological Comments
~NUMBER OF FOLIOS iv (3 paper, 1 parchment) + ~CODICOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS inside front cover: top left corner, in black ink "L:4" and sticker "S.C. 721*" and in black ink, "C. 79" | centre in pencil, "MS. Laud. Gr. 34" f. ir: before this sheet, two other pages were removed with stubs remaining. Notes: centre in black ink, "Evangelistarion velum. Gr. M. S." / "Scripti anno mundi 6555 in Christi 1047 / sub nomine Laud. 4 a Wetitenio in Proleg : citatus" | lower centre, cursive note in pencil, ends "fol. 60" f.iii: watermark visible to naked eye f.iv: unidentified Greek text in 2 columns, not same hand as manuscript and not NT ~SCRIPT ~DECORATION f. 1r: Headpiece for beginning of Easter readings. Rectangular frame around title on three sides. Frame filled with pattern of fines and leaves, painted in green, blue, red, and yellow. | Large ornamented letter to begin lection f. 39v: headpiece for beginning of Matthew. Rectangular box filled with vine and leaf pattern painted in red, blue, and gold. f. 58v: headpiece for beginning of Luke. Rectangular box filled with alternating pattern of 'clubs' within a triangle painted in red, blue, and gold. f. 81r: headpiece for Saturday of Lent. Rectangular box filled with alternating pattern of flowers in diamonds painted in red, blue, and gold ff. 88v–89r: red palm branches painted next to readings for Palm Sunday f. 101v: Especially large ornamented letter for first reading of the Passion in red, gold, and blue f. 133v: headpiece for beginning of Menologion. Rectangular box with alternating pattern of 'clubs' set within triangles, painted in red, blue, and gold Passim. Ornamented letters to begin readings. Other paragraphs begin with simple ekthesis in red | wavy line between sections | some headings and large letters brushed in gold paint, characteristic of south Italy ~PARATEXTUAL FEATURES ekphonetic notation lectionary headings ~ANNOTATIONS f. 1r: in black ink bottom margin, "Liber Guilelmi Laud Archiepi Cantuar: et Cancella in Umuersitatis Oxon. S. 633' | upper right margin, in black ink mathematical figure, faded ff. 170v–171r: reader's note and mathematical calculations to convert Greek numerals to arabic f. 177r: colophon, MS completed in April 15th indication in the year ϛϕνε = 1047 f. 177v: several later readers' or owners' notes from several hands, mostly illegible due to damage to page and feded ink
Columns
2
Script
Minuscule
Number of Pages
183
Measurements
Content
Overview
Gospels
Language(s)
Greek
Biblical Content Type(s)
Paschal, Sanctoral, ESK,
Table of Contents
ff. 1r–39r: Gospel of John (Easter–Pentecost) ff. 39v–58r: Gospel of Matthew (beginning Saturday 1) ff. 58v–81r: Gospel of Luke (beginning Saturday 1) ff. 81v–89v: Lent (ending Palm Sunday) ff. 89v–101v: Great week ff. 101v–119v: Twelve Readings of Passion ff. 119v–124r: Gospels of the hours ff. 124r–133v: Holy Saturday ff. 133v–177r: Menologion
