Greek anthology, written in part on the island Aegina and in part possibly in Athens. It includes hymns for the official ceremonies of King Otto I, the Bavarian prince who was crowned King of Greece in 1832.
Notes
Ms. codex.
Collation: 1-29⁸, 30⁴, 31⁸, 33¹², 34⁸, 35⁸⁻¹; the seventh and eighth leaves of the thirty-second quire (p. 429-440) and the eighth leaf of the thirty-fifth quire are missing without any loss of text.
Layout: 14 lines (scribe A); 11-12 lines (scribe B) per page; frame-ruled on an Arabic ruling board (mastara).
Decoration: decorated initials.
Music: Modern Byzantine notation.
Origin: Written in Greece by two contemporary scribes.
Binding note
19th c. Dark-red goatskin over binder's boards.
Language note
Greek.
Script
Written by two contemporary scribes. Scribe A (p. iii-308, titles, initials, and martyriai in red), wrote in Aegina in March 1831, according to the title in p. v; Scribe B (p. 309-408, 413-434, 445-461, 465-479, 481-490), with decorated initials, some in brown ink as are the neumes.
Provenance
Written in Greece, partly on the island Aigina (scribe A), and the other parts possibly in Athens, because it includes hymns for the official ceremonies of King Otto I of Greece.
Source acquisition
Purchase; Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Fund; 1998, Acc. no. AM 1998-70.
Cite as
Princeton Greek MS. 7, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Place name(s)
Greece Aigina.
Statement on responsible collection description
Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...