Shelfmark
MS 121
Author
Title
Codex canonum. manuscript.
Varying form of title
Spine title: Codex canonum et epistolæ variæ græc.
Varying form of title
Distinctive title: Nomocanon
Varying form of title
Distinctive title: Pedalion
Publication, distribution, etc.
England?, c1615.
Physical description
1 volume ([2],1327, [3] pages) : paper ; 37 x 26 cm.
Note
Compilation of Patristic and Byzantine works of canon law (known as the Nomocanon of Photius) with commentaries by Theodore Balsamon. This compilation with its commentaries developed into the Pedalion, a standard corpus of Eastern Orthodox canon law.
Note
Title devised by cataloguer, taken from M.R. James.
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Contents list supplied in Latin on fol. [1]: Praefatio Theodori Balsamonis. 1. -- Nomocanon Photii partiarcha C[onstantino]P[olis]. 14 capitulis co[n]stitu[m?] cu[m] com[mentaria] T[heodore]. B[alsamonis]. 3. -- Questiones quoru[n]da[m] Monachorum et respo[n]sa, cu[m] com[mentaria] T[heodore]. B[alsamonis]. 202. -- Canones Apostolo[rum] cu[m] com[mentaria] T[heodore]. B[alsamonis]. 210. -- Canones Synodi Nicenacu[m] com[mentaria] T[heodore]. B[alsamonis]. 272. -- Canones Synodi oecumenica secu[n]da Co[n]st[ntinopoli]s. 303. -- Canones Synodi Oecum[enica] tertia[?] Eph[esum]. cu[m] com[mentaria] T[heodore]. B[alsamonis]. 320. -- Canones Synodi Oecum[menica] Quarta Chalc[edonensis]. 333. -- De qui[n]ta Synodo. 364. -- De Sexta Synodo. 365. -- Praefatio in co[n]cilu[m] in Trullo. 365. -- Canones co[n]cilij in Trullo. 370. -- Canones Synodi 7 Nicea cu[m] com[mentaria] T[heodore]. B[alsamonis]. 504. -- Epistola Tarasij patriarcha C[onstantino]P[olis]. cu[m] com[mentaria] T[heodore]. B[alsamonis]. 570. -- Canones Synodi in eccles[ia]. SS. Apostolor[um] C[onstantino]P[olis] cu[m] com[mentaria]. 579. -- Canones Synodi i[n] Te[m]pli S. Sophia C[onstantino]P[olis] cu[m] com[mentaria]. 613. -- Synodus Carthagine[n]sis. praeside[n]te S. Cypriano cu[m] com[mentaria] T[heodore]. B[alsamonis]. 618. -- Canones co[n]cilij Ancyrani cu[m] com[mentaria]. 623. -- Canones Synodi Neocaesaree[n]sis. 654. -- Canones co[n]cilij Gangre[n]sis cu[m] com[mentaria]. 670. -- Canones co[n]cilij Antiocheni cu[m] com[mentaria]. 684. -- Canones co[n]cilij Laodiceni cu[m] com[mentaria]. 710. -- Canones co[n]cilij Sardice[n]sis cu[m] com[mentaria]. 736. -- Canones diversor[um] co[n]cilior[um] Carth[aginensis?] cu[m] com[mentaria]. 773. -- Epistola canonica Dionysij Alex. Epi[scopi?] cu[m] com[mentaria]. 1016. -- Canonis Petri Alexa[n]d[ri] Archiepi[scopi]. 1027. -- Epistola canonica Gregorij Neocaes[arensis]. 1050. -- Epistola canonica Athanasij archiepi[scopi] Alex[andri] ad Rufinian[um]. 1074. -- Epistola canonica Basilij Caesare[nsis] ad Amphilochiu[m]. 1083. -- Eiusde[m] epistola ad Diodoru[m] Tarse[n]sis. 1216. -- Eiusde[m] ad Gregoriu[m] presbyteru[m] et. 1224. -- Eiusde[m] ad Chorepiscopos. et. 1231. -- Eiusde[m] ad ep[iscop]os sibi subditos. et. 1233. -- Basilij ex lib. de sp[iritu] sa[n]cto. et. 1236 et 1244. -- Ep[isto]la canonica Gregorij Nyssem ad [??] et. 1247. -- Respo[n]sa Timothei Epi[scopi] Alex[andri]. et. 1285. -- Theophil, archiepi[scopi] Alexa[n]dr[i] Prosphonesis cu[m] com[mentaria]. 1296. -- Eiusde[m] haphegesis de Catharis. 1305. -- Epistola canonica Cyrilli. et. 1308. -- Gregorij Nazia[n]zi de versus [...] canonis scriptore su[m] com[entaria]. 1317. -- Amphilochij Senonsij de rode[m] argume[nt]o sine com[mentaria]. 1319. -- Epistola encyclios Gen[nardij patriacha Co[n]st[antinopolis]. 1321. -- Ex epistola D. Basilij ad Nicopolitas. 1326.
Note
Place and date of production inferred from an entry in Eton College Audit Book for 1615, recording the binding of a newly-written 'Balsamon grece' given by the Provost (Henry Savile, provost 1595-1622) to the College, and for sewing and covering the old copy of it which was taken asunder to be transcribed. It is not certain whether this is the old or new copy. Given that two copies are recorded by Bernard in 1697, it is possible that both were in the Library for a time.
Note
Previous shelfmarks: Bo.2.7, Bl.2.9, Bk.3.4.
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The interleaved M.R. James catalogue (Eton MS 932) records annotations in Henry Savile's hand in this copy.
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Page numbers supplied in ink.
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Marginal annotations in Latin and Greek throughout.
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Produced in several hands, with some sections rubricated. Plumb lines and guidelines visible from p. 1205 on.
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Register given in Latin alphabet: A8-PPPP8. Catchwords present throughout.
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Eton College Audit Book for 1615 also gives an entry for the volumes' binding by Vincent Williamson, for 5s 6d.
Note
Previous shelfmarks: Bp.3.10; Bl.3.7; Bk.3.top.
Citation/references note
M.R. James, 121
Citation/references note
Bernard, Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae, 1697, Eton 1835/37 and 1836/38.
Additional physical form available
Reproduction available; Bodleian Library; Eton College Library should be contacted for permission to reproduce; SFW 1934
Binding
Early 16th century Eton stiff vellum; blind tooled triple fillet frame; blind tooled single fillet on board edges; slits for ties, now lost; nail holes from chain on rear board; blind tooled twine fillet on spine; six raised double supports; inked title on spine; two vellum tabs, the rear bearing manuscript in Latin; deckled fore-edge; red sprinkled edges.
Subject
Ecclesiastical law Early works to 1800.
Subject
Councils and synods, Ecumenical Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Photius, ca. 820 - ca. 891 Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople,
Added entry--name
Savile, Henry, 1549 - 1622 former owner.
Added entry--name
Williamson, Vincent binder.
Added entry--place
England
Language code
grc
Identifier
B46543