Uppsala University Library, Gr. 28A
Composite manuscript with mainly epistolographic contents, in two volumes (together with Gr. 28B) (‘Codex Rolambianus’)
Constantinople, mid 14th c.
paper
ii, 225, ii' leaves
220 × 145 mm
6 units
Greek
Unit 1
1
(ff. 1r:1–1r:19)
Pinax
Πίναξ ἀκριβὴς τῆς παρόντος βιβλίου
Ἀριστείδου ῥήτορος λόγοι
τοῦ βιβλίου πλεῖστα ιϛʹ
2
(ff. 1r:20–1r:34)
Epistula
None
Τῆς μουσικῆς βιβλίον ὅπερ ἀπέσταλκα
αἰσχύνονται δ’ οἱ φθονοῦντες
This letter has a connection to the one recorded on f. 150v; in the latter, which is the reply to this one, the addressee is called Beltandros. It may be assumed that Beltandros – real name or pseudonym – is here corresponding with the main scribe of Gr. 28A–B, , viz. Philotheos Metropolitan of Selymbria.
Karlsson (1981), pp. 35–36.
3
(f. 1v)
On participial phrases
None
Εὐθεῖα μετοχικὴ εἰς πρῶτον πρόσωπον λεγομένη
εἰ δὲ τρίτον, πρώτῳ καὶ δευτέρῳ
4
(ff. 2r–9r)
Ad Achillem
Ἀριστείδου ῥήτορος Πρεσβευτικὸς πρὸς Ἀχιλλέα
With marginalia and interlinear glosses.
Lenz (1976), pp. 799–814;
Dindorf (1829), vol. 2, pp. 584–608.
5
(ff. 9v–17v)
In Proditores Mysteriorum
Κατὰ τῶν ἐξορχουμένων
With marginalia and interlinear glosses.
Keil (1898), pp. 237–252;
Dindorf (1829), vol. 2, pp. 543–570.
Unit 2
1
(ff. 18r–75r)
Epistulae
Λιβανίου σοφιστοῦ Ἐπιστολαί
With marginalia and interlinear glosses. The collection encompasses 154 letters from the recensio Lacapeniana. Cf. scribal note on ff. 75r:36–75r:37:‘Αὕται αἱ γραφεῖσαι ρνϛʹ ἐπιστολαὶ εἰσὶν ἀπὸ τῶν σξδʹ ἐπιστολῶν, ἃς ἐξελέξατο ὁ Λεκαπηνὸς κῦρ Γεώργιος καὶ εὑρέθησαν εἰς τὸ βιβλίον αὐτοῦ’. The number 156 is a correction in different ink of a previously written 155, but two of the letters are actually included twice: Ep. W 36 / Foerster 38 (τῷ αὐτῷ i.e. Μοδέστῳ) as numbers ρλθʹ and ρνεʹ, Ep. W 875 / Foerster 956 (Πρισκίωνι) as numbers πβʹ and ρμεʹ.
Foerster (1903–1927), vols. 10–11.
2
(ff. 75v–76v)
Vitae sophistarum
(Vita Libanii)
Βίος Λιβανίου σοφιστοῦ
Giangrande (1956), pp. 81–85;
Foerster (1903–1927), vol. 1, pp. 4–8.
Unit 3
1
(ff. 77r–98v, 101r–128v)
Epistulae
Ἐπισκόπου Συνεσίου Κυρηναίου Ἐπιστολαί
With marginalia and interlinear glosses. 98 letters (and 9 duplicates) are included together with scholia. For further details see Hermelin (1934), p. 26.
Garzya (1979);
PG, vol. 66, cols. 1321–1560.
2
(ff. 99r–100v)
Epistula ad Dishypatos
Τοῦ Θεσσαλονίκης ὅτε ἑάλω. τῷ Δισσυπάτῳ
On the addressee, and also on the relation of this letter to a longer one addressed to Nicephorus Gregoras’s congregation in Thessaloniki, see Diether Roderich Reinsch’s discussion in Karlsson (1981), pp. 38–42, and Philippidis-Braat (1979), pp. 110–113, 130–134. Anne Philippidis-Braat leaves the addressee unspecified and introduces the letter as ‘lettre à un anonyme’.
U,
Philippidis-Braat (1979), pp. 116–118.
Philippidis-Braat (1979), pp. 186–190;
Karlsson (1981), pp. 42–46.
Unit 4
1
(ff. 129r–150r)
De insomniis (CPG5633)
Συνεσίου λόγος περὶ ἐνυπνίων καὶ ἑρμηνεία εἰς τοῦτον τοῦ Γρηγορᾶ κυροῦ Νικηφόρου
With marginalia, interlinear glosses, and intermittent commentary by Nicephorus Gregoras.
Terzaghi (1944–1949), vol. 2, pp. 143–189;
PG, vol. 66, cols. 1281–1320.
3
(ff. 150v:1–150v:18)
Epistula ad Beltandros
Τῷ Βελτάνδρῳ
Ἧκεν εἰς ἡμᾶς τὰ σὰ θεῖα καὶ κάλλιστα
Ἐρρωμένος καὶ εὐθυμῶν διαβιῳης ὦ θαυμάσιε
The authorship of this text, and of the three letters that follow, is not explicit. But one may assume that they were composed by the main scribe, Philotheos Metropolitan of Selymbria, since in the Pinax f. 1r he mentions them as ‘mine (ours)’, ἡμέτεροι; cf. Karlsson (1981), pp. 26–27 and Gaul (2011), p. 225. The letter to Beltandros is the reply to the letter recorded on f. 1r.
Karlsson (1981), pp. 36–37.
4
(ff. 150v–151r)
Epistula ad Johannes V Palaeologus Emperor of Byzantium
Τῷ βασιλεῖ Παλαιολόγῳ κυρῷ Ἰωάννῃ
Κράτιστε, θεόστεπτε, θεοπρόβλητε, θεοδόξαστε δέσποτά μου
ἐστ’ ὰν ὕδωρ τε ῥέῃ καὶ δένδρεα μακρὰ τεθήλῃ
At the top of f. 151r there is a lacuna mid-text of a few lines’ length due to a tear in the paper. Beneath the repair with modern paper another one and a half lines are now hidden, viz. the following words: ‘καὶ ἁγίας βασιλείας σου τῆς ὡς ἀληθῶς ἁμιλλομένης καὶ ἐξισουμένης τῷ Σολομῶντι ὲκείνῳ τῷ φρονιμωτάτῳ βασιλεῖ’. In addition to the tear on this single folio, it may be assumed that a larger portion of folios have gone amiss around here, perhaps deliberately so; cf. Karlsson (1981), p. 26. The Pinax on f. 1r mentions more texts than are now present in the manuscript (Ἡμέτεροι λόγοι δύο προσφωνητικοὶ καὶ ἐπιστολαὶ δέκα), and the quire analysis seems to confirm this.
Karlsson (1981), pp. 52–53.
5
(f. 151r)
Epistula ad Johannes VI Cantacuzenus Emperor of Byzantium
τῷ αὐτῷΤῷ βασιλεῖ Καντακουζενῷ
Θεοδόξαστε, θεομεγάλυντε δέσποτά μου
ἀνωτέραν παντὸς ἀνιαροῦ αντήματος
Karlsson (1981), p. 57.
6
(ff. 151v:1–151v:14)
Epistula ad Johannes V Palaeologus Emperor of Byzantium
none
[mut.] παντὸς οὑτινοσοῦν πράγματος προσφιλές
ἀνέκαθεν μέχρι τοῦ παρόντος
The first few lines of the text are missing due to the paper tear.
Karlsson (1981), p. 59.
7
(ff. 151v:15–151v:28)
Formula for the approbation of a father confessor
None
Ἡ ταπεινότης ἡμῶν διὰ τοῦ παρόντος αὐτῆς γράμματος
τὸ παρὸν γράμμα τῆς ἡμῶν ταπεινότητος. Μηνὶ φευρουαρίῳ, ἰνδικτιῶνος ϛʹ
Karlsson (1981), p. 63.
Unit 5
1
(ff. 152r–153v)
Epistulae
(Ep. 91, ad Thomas Magister
)
Ἐπιστολὴ τοῦ σοφωτάτου Νικηφόρου τοῦ Γρηγορᾶ τῷ μαγίστρῳ
Q,
Guilland (1927), p. 6.
2
(ff. 153v–154r)
Epistulae
(Magistri epistola responsoria)
Μαγίστρου μοναχοῦ ἀμοιβαῖα
PG, vol. 145, cols. 429C–432C;
Norrmann (1691–1694), pp. 232–236.
3
(ff. 154v–157r)
Byzantina Historia
(Excerptum e lib. X: Monodia in mortem Theodori Metochitae)
Τοῦ σοφωτάτου Νικηφόρου τοῦ Γρηγορᾶ μονοδία ἐπὶ τῇ τελευτῇ τοῦ σοφωτάτου καὶ λογιωτάτου κυροῦ Θεοδώρου μεγάλου λογοθέτου τοῦ Μετοχίτου
Ἐμοὶ δὲ, ὦ παρόντες, ταὐτόν τι συνέβη
προθυμία γνώμης τῆς ἐμαυτοῦ
The speech is included in Byzantina Historia X, 2.
PG, vol. 148, cols. 672C–677D;
Schopen (1829–1855), vol. 1, pp. 475–481.
4
(ff. 157v–159r)
Epistulae
Ep. 30, ad Andronicus Zaridas
Τοῦ αὐτοῦ· Ἀνδρονίκῳ τῷ Ζαρίδῃ
Q,
Guilland (1927), p. 4.
Leone (1982–1983), vol. 2, no. 30.
5
(ff. 159r–161r)
Epistulae
Ep. 99, ad ⟨Gregorius Acindynus⟩
Τῷ Λεκαπηνῷ (!)
Ἐγένετό τις ἀνὴρ Καρχηδόνιος
Q,
Guilland (1927), p. 10.
Leone (1982–1983), vol. 2, no. 99.
6
(ff. 161r–164r)
Epistulae
Ep. 40, ad Georgius Pepagomenus
Τοῦ αὐτοῦ τῷ Πεπαγωμένῳ
Q,
Guilland (1927).
Guilland (1927), pp. 72–83;
Leone (1982–1983), vol. 2, no. 40.
7
(ff. 164r–169r)
Disputatio de Paschate seu Epistula ad Demetrius Cabasilas
Περὶ τοῦ πάσχα Νικηφόρου τοῦ Γρηγορᾶ· τῷ Καβάσιλᾳ κυρῷ Δημητρίῳ περὶ τοῦ πάσχα ἀπόδειξις ὅπως ἐσφάλη πρὸ χρόνων καὶ ὅπως χρὴ ποιήσασθαι τὴν τούτου διόρθωσιν
Ἐπειδή μοι φίλος εἶ τῶν πάνυ καὶ καινῶν ἀκροαμάτων ἐραστης
καθάπερ δὴ καὶ τὸ πρὸς οὐρανὸν τοξεύειν
The incipit and explicit agree with the text in Codex Vaticanus 1086, although the addressee does not; cf. note 14 and 37 to the PG Migne edition, below. On this matter, see further Beyer (1989), pp. 146–148.
PG, vol. 148, cols. 548B–557;
Bezdeki (1924), pp. 330–336.
8
(ff. 169r:9–169r:20)
Epistulae
Ep. 66, ad Nicolaus Cabasilas
Τοῦ αὐτοῦ τῷ Καβάσιλᾳ
Leone (1982–1983), vol. 2, no. 66.
9
(ff. 169:20–169:22)
Epistulae
Ep. 51
Τοῦ αὐτοῦ
‘Εἰ μὲν γράφοντας ἡμᾶς τοῖς φίλοις ἐπαινεῖς, μιμεῖσθαι χρή· εἰ δ’ οὐκ ἐπαινεῖς, γράφειν χρὴ καὶ παραινεῖν ὡς ἄρ’ οὐ χρή.’
The addressee to this short letter is unclear: Leone gives two variants, to Josephus Philosophus, monachus, or to Theodulus monachus (Thomas Magister), while Karlsson et al. mention Isidorus Glabas as addressee (Karlsson (1981), p. 14).
Leone (1982–1983), vol. 2, no. 51.
10
(ff. 169r:22–169r:27)
Epistula magni Logothetae
Τοῦ μεγάλου λογοθέτου
Νέμεις ὤς φασι τὰς βίβλους τοῖς φίλοις
Ihor Ševčenko indicates as the possible author two alternative Grand Logothetes: either Constantinus Acropolita or Theodorus Metochita, with a preference for the first.
Ševčenko (1975), p. 20, n. 9.
11
(f. 169v)
Computus diei Paschae, Quadragesimae et Ieiunii Apostolorum
μέθοδος εἰς τὸ εὑρίσκειν τὴν ἀποκρέω, τὸ πάσχα καὶ τὴν νηστείαν τῶν ἁγίων ἀποστόλων
κράτει τὸν ἐνέστωτα
τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς τῶν ἁγίων ἀποστόλων νηστείας
12
(ff. 170r–170v)
Liturgica, Calendarium
Paschalia varia
Περὶ τοῦ πάσχα
Πασχάλιον ἐν ῷ βάλλεις μέρα τρία
13
(ff. 171r–172r)
Carmina
Τοῦ Φιλῆ εἰς τὸν εὐαγγελισμὸν τετράστιχον
Some forty short poems; most of them are edited; cf. Miller I 1; I 4; I 9; I 6; I 11; I 13; I 14; I 19; I 17; I 18; I 228; I 197; I 16; I 20; I 21; I 15; I 22; I 223; I 23; I 258; I 122; I 142; an unidentified poem Εἰς τὸν Πέτρον, inc.: Τὰς κλεὶς ὁ Χριστός σοι χαρίθεται Πέτρε; an unidentified poem Εἰς τὸν Παῦλον, inc.: Διψῶ μαθεῖν ὃν οὐρανὸν λέγεις τρίτον; II 232; I 282; I 281; I 150; I 254; an unidientified poem Εἰς κέλλαν μοναχοῦ, inc.: Θρήνει με κέλλα σχοῦσα νωθρὸν ἐργάτην; I 192; II 114; an unidentified poem, inc.: Ὡς λαβίδα βλέπω σε φρικτὴν παρθένον; I 24; II 43; II 206; I 167; I 70; I 243; I 227; I 42; I 18; I 19; I 217.
14
(f. 172v)
Carmina
(Carmen I 223)
Τοῦ σοφωτάτου Φιλῆ στίχοι ἰαμβικοὶ ὡς ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς πρωτοστρατορίσσης τῆς Γλαβαίνης εἰς τὸν παρ’ αὐτῆς ἀνεγερθέντα ναὸν τῇ παμμακαρίστῳ Θεοτόκῳ ἐπὶ τῷ τάφῳ τοῦ πρωτοστράτορος
Miller (1855–1857), vol. 1, pp. 117–118.
Unit 6
1
(ff. 173r–222r)
Vocum Atticarum conlectio
Ὀνομάτων Ἀττικῶν συλλογὴ ἐκλεγεῖσα ἀπὸ τῆς τεχνολογίας τῶν εἰκόνων τοῦ Φιλοστράτου, ἣν ἐξέδοτο ὁ σοφώτατος κῦρ Μανουὴλ ὁ Μοσχόπουλος, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν βιβλίων τῶν ποιητῶν· συνεθέτη δὲ ἐνταῦθα κατὰ στοιχεῖον
2
(ff. 222v–225v)
Excerptum de constructione nominum et verborum
(De nominibus)
Περὶ ὀνομάτων
Τῶν ὀνομάτων τινὰ μὲν δηλοῦσι πάθος
προπερισπῶνται οἷον ἀφιᾶσιν
The same text is present in, e.g., Codex Vindob. phil. gr. 169, . For further references, see Karlsson (1981), p. 15.
Support
Binding/Endleaves
ff. LCI, SL1r–SL2v, SR1r–SR2v, RCI
Western paper
220 ×
145 mm
Quarto
Unit 1
ff. 1r–17v
Western paper
220 ×
145 mm
Quarto
Watermark 1
ff. 3/8,Bell
very similar to
Briquet, Cloche 3936
1347
very similar to
Mošin-Traljić, Cloche 2840, Cloche 2841
1347–1348
Watermark 3
ff. 10/17, 13/14,Ram head
of the same kind as
Mošin-Traljić, Bélier 1124, Bélier 1127, Bélier 1129
1350–1368
Unit 2
ff. 18r–76v
Western paper
220 ×
145 mm
Quarto
In Q3–5 and on the bifolium ff. 42, 49 (as well as on f. 45) in Q6:
Watermark 4
; on f. 50:
Watermark 5
. In Q7–8: the same
Watermark 3
as in Q2. In Q9: the
Watermark 6
.
Watermark 3
Unit 3
ff. 77r–128v
Western paper
220 ×
145 mm
Quarto
In Q10: the
Watermark 7
, except for the bifolium in the center which carries the
Watermark 8
. In Q11: the
Watermark 9
(the bifolium in the center possibly different here too). In Q12: the
Watermark 10
. In Q13: the
Watermark 7
and the
Watermark 11
(mid-quire). In Q14 three different watermarks:
Watermark 1
(also present in Q1),
Watermark 12
,
Watermark 13
. In Q15:
Watermark 14
.
Watermark 7
ff. 78/83, 79/82–2, 102/107, 103/106,Cherry
very similar to
Mošin-Traljić, Fruit (Cerise) 4140, Fruit (Cerise) 4141
1351
similar to
Briquet, Fruit (Cerise) 7411
1350–1360
Watermark 9
ff. 85/92,Sword
very similar to
Mošin-Traljić, Coutelas 3343, Coutelas 3344, Coutelas 3345
1360–1370
similar to
Briquet, Coutelas 5112
1345–1350
Watermark 10
Crescent
very similar to
Mošin-Traljić, Croissant 3446
1356–1358
similar to
Briquet, Croissant 5216
1351
Unit 4
ff. 129r–151v
Western paper
220 ×
145 mm
Quarto
In Q16–17, and on the extra leaf ending Q18, the
Watermark 15
. In Q18: the same
Watermark 6
as in Q9.
Unit 5
ff. 152r–172v
Western paper
220 ×
145 mm
Quarto
In Q19:
Watermark 16
and
Watermark 17
. In Q20:
Watermark 18
and
Watermark 19
. In Q21:
Watermark 16
and
Watermark 19
.
Unit 6
Support 1
ff. 173r–196v, 199r–199v, 201r–225vWestern paper
220 ×
145 mm
Quarto
In Q22–23: the
Watermark 6
; cf. Q9 (unit 2) and Q18 (unit 4). In Q24: the same
Watermark 15
as in unit 4. In Q25: the
Watermark 5
, also present in Q6 (unit 2). Q26–28 all have the
Watermark 8
, also present in Q10 (unit 2).
Watermark 6
Watermark 15
Watermark 8
Foliation
Foliation partly in ink, partly in pencil: 1–225.
Collation
Binding/Endleaves
1/2f.ii
2/1f.ii’
Unit 1
Q1(IV + 1f.1)f.9 + Q2IVf.17
none
none
Unit 2
Q3–53.IVf.41 + Q6(IV42^49; 43–48 are artificial bifolia+1f.50)f.50 + Q7IVf.58 + Q8Vf.68 + Q9IVf.76
In the lower right margin of the last verso. Most signatures are trimmed off. Traces still visible on f. 33v
βʹ
f. 49v
δʹ
f. 58v
εʹ
none
Unit 3
Q10–134.IVf.108 + Q14VIf.120 + Q15IVf.128
In either upper or lower right margin of the first recto. The unit displays some irregularities, including a twofold use of a couple of signatures. This may be related to the scribal work being divided between Scribe A and B; cf. Karlsson (1981), p. 19, n. 9. Signatures are visible on f. 85r
βʹ
f. 93r
γʹ
f. 109r
γʹ
f. 110r
γʹ
f. 121r
δʹ
none
Unit 4
Q16–172.IVf.144 + Q18(III+1f.151)f.151
In the lower right marginof the last verso and/or upper right margin of the first recto. f. 144v
βʹ
f. 145r
γʹ
none
Unit 5
Q19–202.IVf.167 + Q21(III-1post f.171)f.172
none
none
Layout
Script
Unit 1
Hand 1
(ff. 1r–17v) Scribe A, ⟨Philotheos Metropolitan of Selymbria⟩, who is the main scribe and the organizer of the volume (PLP, no. 29896). Writes in a distinct digraphic way, with one more calligraphic variant, suggestive of the Metochitesstil, and one more narrow and cursive minuscule. The styles may be compared, e.g., on (f. 1r), where the pinax on the upper half differs from the letter recorded below. That the two variants are by the same scribe is evident from other parts of the volume, where the two styles constantly take turns and also sometimes appear to transform into each other. The scribal hand, in both its digraphic variants, seems to be indentical to the one represented in the Princeton Gospel book Princeton y1957-19, ; that manuscript includes a colophon providing the name of Philotheos Metropolitan of Selymbria and the year 1379–1380.Unit 2
Hand 2
(ff. 75v–76v) Scribe B (except for the rubric on (f. 75v), which is by ⟨Philotheos Metropolitan of Selymbria⟩). This cursive minuscule script is not altogether different from the cursive variant of the main hand, but should, according to Dieter Harlfinger’s palaeographical analysis, nevertheless be seen as another hand; cf. Karlsson (1981), p. 23. Scribe B has contributed also in Q13–14 and Q18, and is responsible for a few folios in Gr. 28B, .Unit 3
Hand 1
(ff. 77r–101v, 108r–109v, 120r–128v) Scribe A, ⟨Philotheos Metropolitan of Selymbria⟩; cf. preceding units.Hand 2
(ff. 102r–107v, 110r–119v) Scribe B, the collaborator of ⟨Philotheos Metropolitan of Selymbria⟩; cf. the preceding unit.Unit 4
Hand 1
(ff. 129r–150v:19, 151v:15–151v:28) Scribe A, ⟨Philotheos Metropolitan of Selymbria⟩; cf. preceding units.Unit 5
Unit 6
Hand 1
(ff. 173r–225v) Scribe A, ⟨Philotheos Metropolitan of Selymbria⟩, who has contributed in all units of the volume (cf. codicological units 1–5).Additions
Decorations
Unit 1
Rubrics, glosses, and a few larger initials in red ink. The headpiece on (f. 2r) is rather plain; just lines and dots, and a couple of flourishes.
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Titles, initials, marginalia and glosses in red ink. Most initials are plain or with just a small flourish. On (f. 129r) a simple headpiece made up from a couple of lines and four trefoils. Astrological and planetary symbols in the margins, passim. On (f. 131v) a cosmological diagram showing Pythagoras’ eight-corded lyre.
Unit 5
Unit 6
Titles, initials, and marginal glosses in faded red, or pale brown ink, on (ff. 173r–194v), in bright red ink on (ff. 195r–225v). For examples of flourished initials, see the quadrangular Beta with unfilled crosses and trefoils on (f. 179v), a Delta furnished with a vine, dots, and tendrils on (f. 181r). Similar embellishments are used also for the bright red initials later in the unit; see, e.g., the Rho on (f. 210v), and Psi on (f. 221v) 210v. A pointing hand on (f. 176v).
Binding
Inboard binding covered in stained brown calfskin. Sewn on five supports. Stuck-on endbands in brown and reddish-brown. Blue edges. Binding title on spine: CODEX MS. GRAECUS. Gold-tooled decorations on spine compartments, bands, and board edges. The same kind of tooling is found on books bound by Johan Nilsson Norman, who was active as a bookbinder in Stockholm 1693–1723 and was employed as bookbinder to the King’s Library 1700–1714. Cf. Hedberg (1949–1960), vol. 1, pp. 301–303, plate 102.
230 ×
170 ×
55 mm
Origin
The volume was, together with its sister volume, Ups. Gr. 28B, , written in the mid 14th c., based on the watermarks and the handwriting (partly in ‘Metochitesstil’). As it is an extensive composite of several autonomous units, it is not unlikely that the production was stretched out over a longer period of time. The following units were, according to Dieter Harlfinger, probably the earliest (1340s): units 1 and 5 in Ups. Gr. 28A, together with units 9 and 12 in Ups. Gr. 28B, ; cf. Karlsson (1981), pp. 24–28. Dieter Harlfinger has suggested that, on the basis of the contents as well as the handwriting, the main scribe is likely to have been a pupil of Thomas Magister and Nicephorus Gregoras; he first proposed that Scribe A might be Demetrius Cydones, in which case we would have a geographical connection to Constantinople. In an addendum, though, this assumption was corrected into an identification of Scribe A as Philotheos Metropolitan of Selymbria (Karlsson (1981), p. 32). This still supports a close connection to the intellectual milieu around Nicephorus Gregoras, to whom Philotheos Metropolitan of Selymbria supposedly was a pupil but later turned against (cf. the anathema preserved in autograph in the Register of the Patriarchate, Vindob. Cod. Hist gr. 47, ).
Provenance
The manuscript was acquired in Istanbul by Claes Rålamb, who was the Royal Swedish ambassador there in 1657–1658. Before that acquisition, the codex/codices (28A and 28B) had probably been in the West for some time, judging from marginalia and Latin titles added in the fifteenth century. In the late sixteenth century it was part of Mattias I Corvinus King of Hungary’s library in Poland, according to the very accurate description of its contents given in a letter from 1573 (Karlsson (1981), p. 30). How and when it returned to Istanbul in between is not known.
Acquisition
Claes Rålamb’s library came into the hands of Charles XI King of Sweden as part of the payment of a debt. The library, including codex Ups. Gr. 28A–B, was thereafter donated to Uppsala University Library in 1693.
Former shelfmarks
Benzelius 2
- Norrmann (1691–1694).
- Foerster (1877).
- Graux (1889), pp. 53–55.
- Foerster (1903–1927), vol. 9, pp. 145–146.
- Fritz (1905), p. 376.
- Lindstam (1910), pp. LIV–LX.
- Lindstam (1919–1920), pp. 62–65.
- Hermelin (1934).
- Garzya (1973), p. 27, no. 209.
- Karlsson (1981).
- Harlfinger (1996), pp. 47–48, plates 10–12.
- Gastgeber (2010), pp. 419–421.
- Kotzabassi (2010), p. 479.
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https://www.manuscripta.se/ms/100028
