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Other Title:

Diaphorōn enkōmia kai epistolai.
Enkōmion eis ton basilea kōnstantinon ton palaiologon.

Subjects:

Andronicus II Palaeologus, Emperor of the East, 1260-1332.
Constantine XI Palaeologus, Emperor of the East, 1405-1453.
Dionysius, the Areopagite, Saint, active 1st century.
Metochites, Theodoros, 1270-1332.
Orthodox Eastern Church.
Byzantine literature.
Byzantine Empire -- History.
Byzantine Empire.
History.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Orations.
Manuscripts, Greek (Medieval and modern)
Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Language:

Greek.

Summary:

Contains eleven addresses and letters by Ioannes Dokeianos (Johannes Docianus). The first is an encomium to Constantine Palaiologos. Also includes a prosphonemation to Theodoros Porphyrogenetos; and a letter to Helen, daughter of Demetrios Palaiologos. Also contains works by Nicephorus Gregoras: his monodies on the deaths of Emperor Andronicus II and of the Great Logothete, Theodore Metochites (the first two sections of Book X of his Histories, Rōmaikē historia); and a letter to John Cantacuzene as Great Domestic. Also contains two works of Patriarch Gregorios II of Constantinople (1283-1289): his encomium on St. Dionysius the Areopagite and his encomium on the sea.

Contents:

Dokeianos, Ioannes. Addresses and letters (f. 2r-36v)
Gregoras, Nicephorus. Orations and letters (f. 37r-45v)
Patriarch Gregorios of Constantinople. Encomia (f. 49r-85r).

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).
Heading for first work: Iōannou dokianou enkōmion eis ton basilea kōnstantinon ton palaiologon.
Cover title: Diaphorōn enkōmia kai epistolai.
Foliation: Paper, 105; [x], [1-95]; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.
Script: Written in a cursive script by various hands.
Decoration: Red used for some headings and initials. Some marginalia.
Binding: Contemporary boards. Some splitting of the binding between quires. Stains on the cover. Spine shows signs of wear. Includes at least three different types of paper.
Origin: No place of writing indicated. Written in the second half of the 16th century (Topping).

Penn Provenance:

Formerly Ms. 51 of Notre Dame de Pilar, Saragossa; possibly the same manuscript that belonged to Andreas Darmarios Epidaurios Lakon, used by Martin Crusius in 1584.
Acquired (Colton Fund), 1959.

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 1 (Ms. Greek 1).
Hopf, Carl, ed. Chroniques Gréco-Romanes. Berlin: Weidmann, 1873, pp. 246ff.
Krumbacher, Karl. Geschichte der Byzantinischen Literature. Müller Handbuch 9/1. Munich, 1897, p. 497.

Publications about:

Topping, Peter. "Greek Manuscript 1 (the works of Ioannes Dokeianos) of the University of Pennsylvania Library." Library Chronicle 29 (1963), p. 1-15. This article contains a detailed discussion of the date and contents of this manuscript. A photocopy is on file in the Library.

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 137

Contributor:

Gregoras, Nicephorus, 1295-1359 or 1360.
Gregory II, of Cyprus, Patriarch of Constantinople, 1241-1290.

Related Work:

Gregoras, Nicephorus, 1295-1359 or 1360. Rōmaikē historia.

OCLC:

155962650