© Robert W. Allison
Bates College
Lewiston, Maine, U.S.A.
| Codicological Features |
Phil. cod. 92 (Lambr. 35) Menaion June. |
Phil. cod. 93 (Lambr. 28) Menaion Nov. |
Phil. cod. 94 (Lambr. 31) Menaion Dec. |
Phil. cod. 97 (Lambr. 40) Menaion May. |
Phil. cod. 98 (Lambr. 37) Menaion March. |
| cod. dimensions | 255 x 168-72 mm. | 260 x 190-200 mm. | 330 x 237-45 mm. | 185 x 125-30 mm. | 255 x 184-90 mm. |
| col. dimensions | 165 x 105 mm. | 190 x 125 mm. | 245 x 75-90 mm (intercol: 20). | 125 x 80-85 mm. | (1) 190 x 65 mm. (intercol: 10-15), (2) 175 x 60-65 (intercol: 10) |
| no. of cols. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| no. of lines | 24 | 26 | 36,40,49 | 23 | 32 |
| ruling type (Leroy) |
10D1n | 32A1 | X 02C2, U 02/2 | D 31D1b (? upper margin indistinct) | (1) D-U 02/2, (2) 20D2 |
| ruling method | from versos | from the flesh side, 2 folios at a time | too faint, undeterminable | from flesh sides | (1) from hair sides, (2) from versos |
| ink color | dark brown | faded brown (pinkish tone) | (1) dark brown (2: musical notation) dilute dark brown | med. brown | very dark brown - black |
| rubrication color |
faded rose | faded rose | vermilion | faded rose (sporadically discolored: lavender) | no rubrication |
| bindings (unmatching) | plain goatskinr over boards with square-cut edges; bosses (9-petal flower), undated | dark goatskin over boards with square-cut edges; blindstamped: X-lozenge pattern inside a border of repeating rectangular stamps, undated | pink goatskin over boards with edges grooved, darkened with age, blindstamped: double-line X-lozenge pattern without ornamental stamps; holes from lost bosses. 15th c.. | plain brown morocco over boards with square-cut edges. ca. 1500 | light - medium brown blindstamped morocco over boards with edges grooved through the corners. blindstamping: triple-line X-lozenge pattern with horizontal lines through junctions of the X-lozenge pattern, stamp with a beast in triangular spaces. ca. 1550 |
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rallison@bates.edu
Last Updated: November 4,, 1995