(Q46982)
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Sticherarion
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Orthodox Eastern Church
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North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827
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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
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ca. 1300
14. century
1300Gregorian
1300Gregorian
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Extent: 278 leaves, bound : vellum ; 27 cm.
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Date from palaeography. The ms. was written by three different scribes in turn, the last one named in the colophon (f. 278r) as Theodosius, a Reader.
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There is musical notation throughout, "middle Byzantine" for the main text, with revisions in the "late Byzantine" notation of the 14th century.
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There are rectangular headpieces on ff. 1r, 269r, and other small ornaments throughout, all in red. Initials are in red with simple pen-work decoration.
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Two flyleaves come from a 13th-century text discussing luxurious clothing.
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The two pastedowns come from a martyrology of the 12th or 13th century.
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Bound in 1632 in full leather over heavy wooden boards, tooled in blind. On the front is a panel showing David playing a harp; on the back, a floral ornament. There are two clasps of plaited leather and brass. The date of the binding comes from a note by the hieromonk Leontios on the front pastedown.
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There are various notes by owners on the front and back pastedowns.
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In a tray case, 29 cm.
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Frederick North, Earl of Guilford (Guilford sale, Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 236); Sir Thomas Phillipps (MS 7506, number pasted on spine).
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Purchased with the Susan A. E. Morse fund, 1973.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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