[Liturgies of Saints Basil and Chrysostom and Liturgy of the Presanctified].
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- Title:
- [Liturgies of Saints Basil and Chrysostom and Liturgy of the Presanctified].
- Alternative Title:
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- Euchologion. Selections. Greek. 1580
- Orthodox Eastern Church. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.
- Orthodox Eastern Church. Liturgy of St. Basil.
- Orthodox Eastern Church. Leitourgia proēgiasmenōn.
- Date:
- 1580 to 1660
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- Description:
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Forms part of the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
Format: Manuscript codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Colophon (fol. 68v, in red): telos kai tō th[e]ō doxa cheir Louka Archiereus: euthchesth[ai] dia t[ēn] k[yrio]n:
Colophon (fol. 68v, in red): τέλος καὶ τω̜̃ θ[ε]ω̜̃ δόξα· χείρ Λουκα̃ ἀρχιερεύς:· εὔθχεσθ[αι] δὶα τ[ὴν] κ[ύριο]ν:·
Layout: Written in 1 column of 15 lines; burnished, using ruling board.
Script: Two hands are represented: one for the liturgies of Saints Chrysostom and Basil, identified as Lucas (Buzau), and one for the liturgy of the Presanctified. Scribe I: Open minuscule hand in black ink, leaning to the right; occasional flourishes into margin; ornamental initials and liturgical instructions in very reddish orange; colophon identifies scribes as Lucas Archierus, or Lucas Buzau. Scribe II: Squarish hand in dark brown ink, leaning slightly to the left; pendant, but bottom line of characters very flat, including alpha, nun, rho, upsilon, and phi; frequent ligatures and occasional flourishes into margin. Ornamental initials and liturgical instructions in deep red.
Decoration: Initials on first leaf of each liturgy appear in color, others in red. fol. 2r: fectangular ornamental headpiece (48 x 80 mm) of strapwork in gilt with strong blue background and very reddish orange accents, with floriate designs extending diagonally from each corner. fol. 29r: rectangular ornamental headpiece (28 x 78 mm) of rinceaux forming two horizontal heart shapes in gilt, background in blue, with five floriate designs in blue, red, and strong pink, outlined in gilt, extending outward: one from each corner and one from the center of the head. fol. 71r: rectangular ornamental headpiece (42 x 80 mm) of interlacing rinceau in gilt with two counterbalanced fleurs de lis at the center, deep red and darkish greenish-blue accents, border in gilt surrounded by red minims along head and sides, with a fleur-de-lis in red and greenish-blue extending diagonally from each corner.
Title cataloged from existing description.
Binding: Contemporary calf over stiffened card, sewn on raised cords, stamped in gilt with Crucifixion on front, Virgin and Child on back, both within sunburst surrounded by floriate spirals and double-border. Originally four clasps: two on fore edge, one at head, one at foot. Remnants of at least two leaves of Hebrew script behind pastedown inside lower cover.
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- Format:
- Language:
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
- Extent:
- 84 leaves :paper, illuminations ; 201 x 145 (118 x 109) mm
- Digital Collection:
- Early Manuscripts collection
- Provenance:
- See catalog: https://search.library.duke.edu/search?id=DUKE006060680
- Rights:
- Free Re-UsePublic Domain
- Identifier:
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- Call number: Greek MS 097
- 006060680
- duke:282480
- emsgk01097
- ark:/87924/r4qz22n5r
- 5b546209-a74a-4b8b-b5cd-89b5c3b1b0f3
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