Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 248: Greek Miscellany including Homerocentones, Hesiod, Cebes, Theognis et al., with (Latin) Life of St Nicholas of Myra
Description
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- CCCC MS 248 is a sixteenth-century miscellany of ancient Greek texts popular in the Renaissance, including Homerocentones, Hesiod, Cebes, Theognis, pseudo-Pythagoras and Phocylides, copied from printed editions. It also contains a Latin translation of the life of St Nicholas of Myra. It was presented to Daniel Rogers (c. 1539-91) by Joannes Olivarius, who may himself have been the scribe, in 1564.
- Contents
- Homerocentones -- Extract from the Suda lexicon on the divinity of Jesus Christ -- Four letters of Anastasia and Chrysogonus -- Works and Days -- Theogony (1-50) -- Pinax -- Elegies -- Golden Verses of Pythagoras -- Sentences -- Life of St Nicholas of Myra, in the Latin translation of Leonardus Justinianus
Bibliographic information
- M.R. James Date
- xvi
- Downloadable James Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:wb937bc3019/MS_248.pdf
- Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:gq312bq6812/248.pdf
- Contains
-
- Homerocentones. 1r-61r
- Nasmith
- Ομηροκεντρα ἁ και κεντρωνες quibus prefixa est επιστολη Πετρου Κανδιδου του μοναχου Αλδω τω Μανουκιω. 1r-61r
- Rubric
- (1r) Πέτρος Κάνδιδος ὁ μοναχ̀ος Ἄλδῳ τῳ̑ Μανουκίῳ ευ̑̓ πράττειν
- Incipit
- (1r) Τ̀α λεγ́ομενα ὁμηρόκεντρα μεγάλῃ τῃ̑ σπουδῃ̑
- Explicit
- (1v) ὑπ' ἐμου̑ μεταδοθείη. Ἐῤῥωσο
- Note
-
(1v) Text
Probably copied from the Aldine edition of 1504, in which appeared the Latin version by P. Candidus
- Extract from the Suda lexicon on the divinity of Jesus Christ. 61v-67v
- Nasmith
- Μαρτυριον ιουδαιου τινος περι του Ιησου Χριστου ὁτι υιος του θεου εστιν. 61v-67v
- Incipit
- (61v) Ἐν τοι̑ς χρόνοις του̑ εὐσεβεστάτου βασιλέως Ἰουστινιανου̑ γέγονεν ἀνθρωπός τις
- Explicit
- (67v) ἀποκεκρυμμένον μυστήριον ἐθάῤῥησεν
- Note
- From Suidas, s.v. Ἰησου̑ς Χριστός
- Four letters of Anastasia and Chrysogonus. 67v-72v
- Nasmith
- Επιστολαι τεσσαρες Αναστασιας και Χρυσογονου. 67v-72v
- Incipit
- (67v) Τῳ̑ ἁγίῳ ὁμολογητῃ̑ Χριστου̑ Χρυσογόνῳ
- Note
-
From Suidas, s.v. Χρυσόγονος
ff. 70v-72v blank
- Hesiod, Works and Days. 73r-91v
- Nasmith
- Ησιοδου του Ασκαιου εργα και ημεραι. 73r-91v
- Author
- Hesiod
- Incipit
- (73r) Μου̑σαι πιερίηθεν
- Hesiod, Theogony (1-50). 91v-92v
- Nasmith
- Του αυτου θεογονια. 91v-92v
- Author
- Hesiod
- Incipit
- (91v) Μουσάων ἑλικωνιάδων
- Note
- To line 50
- Explicit
- (92v) Ὰὐτις δ' ἀνθρ́ωπων τ̀ε γένος κρατερω̑ν τε γιγάντων
- Cebes, Pinax. 93r-107r
- Nasmith
- Κεβητος θηβαιου πιναξ. 93r-107r
- Author
- Cebes
- Incipit
- (93r) Ετυγχάνομεν περιπατου̑ντες
- Theognis, Elegies. 107v-137v
- Nasmith
- Θεογνιδος μεγαρεου σικελιωτου γνωμαι ελεγειακαι. 107v-137v
- Author
- Theognis
- Incipit
- (107v) Ω̑̓ ́ἀνα λητου̑ς υἳε
- Golden Verses of Pythagoras. 138r-139v
- Nasmith
- Χρυσα επη του Πυθαγορου. 138r-139v
- Note
-
Note
(138r) Vulgo doctioribus persuasum est haec aurea Carmina non esse Pythagorae sed Philolai. Io Picus in prooemio Heptapli sui - Incipit
- (138r) Ἀθανάτους μ̀εν πρω̑τα
- pseudo-Phocylides, Sentences. 139v-146v
- Nasmith
- Φωκυλιδου ποιημα νουθετικον. 139v-146v
- Author
- pseudo-Phocylides
- Rubric
- (139v) Στίξοι εἰς τ̀ον Φωκυλίδην
- Incipit
- (139v) Ὁ Φωκυλίδης εὐπρεπη̑ ζήσας βίον κ. τ. λ.
- Rubric
- (140r) Εἰς τ̀ον αὐτ̀ον ́ἑτεροι
- Incipit
- (140r) Ταυ̑τα δίκῃς ὁσίῃσι θεου̑ κ. τ. λ.
- Note
- Text
- Incipit
- (140r) Μήτε γαμοκλοπέειν
- Explicit
- (145r) μέχρι γήραος οὐδῳ̑
- Rubric
- (145r) τέλος σ̀υν θεῳ̑ τω̑ν Φωκ. ἐπω̑ν
- Note
- ff. 146v-147v blank
- Life of St Nicholas of Myra, in the Latin translation of Leonardus Justinianus. 147r-175v
- Nasmith
- Leonardi Justiniani patricii Veneti, beati Nicolai Myrensis episcopi vita e Graeco in Latinum translata. 147r-175v
- Rubric
- (147r) Leonardi lustiniani patricii Veneti in beati Nicolai myrensis episcopi vitam e graeco in latinum tralatam ad Laurentium eius fratrem Vrbis Venetiarum patriarcham Praefatio
- Incipit
- (147r) Cum aetatis nostrae ingenia
- Explicit
- (149v) quam uiuens quisquam in terris prodesset
- Rubric
- (149v) Incipit vita etc.
- Incipit
- (149v) Pataram rerum scriptores tradunt
- Note
- In 22 chapters ending
- Explicit
- (175r) triumphares cum Christo in gloria per immortalia secula seculorum. Τέλος τῳ̑ θεῳ̑ χάρις
- Note
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Printed by Aldus in Poetae Christiani, 1502
On 176v: Suidae de hoc diuo testimonium. Nicolaus Myrarum Lyciae ardens - ab omni necessitate liberare. Τέλος
- Homerocentones. 1r-61r
- TJames
- vac.
- Stanley
- Lib. ab Al. 29
- Location
- https://purl.stanford.edu/yz268db3875
- MS 248
- Repository
- UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
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