THE GROWTH OF THE MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY OF
PHILOTHEOU MONASTERY IN THE BYZANTINE PERIOD
© Robert W. Allison
Bates College
Lewiston, Maine, U.S.A.
TABLE 2:
Philotheou Manuscripts: Totals by Century of Origin
| 9th - 11th c.: |
17 Mss |
|
16th c.: |
68 Mss |
| 12th c.: |
23 Mss |
|
17th c.: |
19 Mss |
| 13th c.: |
15 Mss |
|
18th c.: |
13 Mss |
| 14th c.: |
49 Mss
| |
19th c.: |
15 Mss |
| 15th c.: |
34 Mss |
|
Total Mss: |
253 Mss |
Spyridon Lambros listed 249 codices in his catalog, from which we exclude his no. 81, an envelope of fragments, leaving 248 actual codices. The difference of 5 in our totals (248, 253) is due to the fact that several codices are composite volumes, whose component parts, originally separate, are counted here separately, as follows:
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Of the 17 mss of the 9th-11th centuries, 1 increases Lambros' total by 2:
- Phil. cod. 72 is a composite of 3 codices, numbered 72,1 - 72,3
- Of the 49 14th century mss, 1 represents an addition to Lambros' total:
- 196 consists of 2 liturgical rolls, numbered 196,1 and 196,2
- From the total of 68 16th c. mss, 1 representa an addition to Lambros' total:
- 239 is a composite of 2 codices, 15th and 16th c. respectively, numbered 239,1 and 239,2.
- From the total of 13 18th c. mss, 1 represents an addition to Lambros' total:
- 171 is a composite of 2 codices, 17th and 18th c. respectively
Created and © by Robert W. Allison
Dept. of Philosophy & Religion, Bates College
Lewiston, Maine 04240
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Last Updated: September 30, 1995