Appendix Of Sacred Codices.

The inquiries into which I was led (January to June 1883) by my Dissertation in vindication of the Traditional Reading of 1 Tim. iii. 16, have resulted in my being made aware of the existence of a vast number of Sacred Codices which had eluded the vigilance of previous Critics.

I had already assisted my friend Prebendary Scrivener in greatly enlarging Scholz's list. We had in fact raised the enumeration of Evangelia to 621: of Acts and Catholic Epistles to 239: of Paul to 281: of Apocalypse to 108: of Evangelistaria to 299: of the book called Apostolus to 81:—making a total of 1629.—But at the end of a protracted and somewhat laborious correspondence with the custodians of not a few great Continental Libraries, I am able to state that our available Evangelia amount to at least 739^11541154Evan. 738 belongs to Oriel College, Oxford, [xii.], small 4to. of 130 foll. slightly mut. Evan. 739, Bodl. Greek Miscell. 323 [xiii.], 8vo. membr. foll. 183, mut. Brought from Ephesus, and obtained for the Bodleian in 1883.: our Acts and Cath. Epp. to 261: our Paul to 338: our Apoc. to 122: our Evstt. to 415^11551155Evst. 415 belongs to Lieut. Bate, [xiii.], chart. foll. 219, mutilated throughout. He obtained it in 1878 from a Cyprus villager at Kikos, near Mount Trovodos (i.e. Olympus.) It came from a monastery on the mountain.: our copies of the Apostolus to 128^11561156Apost. 128 will be found described, for the first time, below, at p. 528.: making a total of 2003. This shows an increase of three hundred and seventy-four.

My original intention had been to publish this enumeration of Sacred Codices in its entirety as an Appendix to the present volume: but finding that the third edition of Dr. Scrivener's Introduction would appear some months before my own pages could possibly see the light, I eagerly communicated my discoveries to my friend. I have indeed proposed to myself no 522 other object throughout but the advancement of the study of Textual Criticism: and it was reasonable to hope that by means of his widely circulated volume, the great enlargement which our previously ascertained stores have suddenly experienced would become more generally known to scholars. I should of course still have it in my power to reproduce here the same enumeration of Sacred Codices.

The great bulk however which the present volume has acquired, induces me to limit myself in this place to some account of those Codices which have been expressly announced and discoursed about in my Text (as at pp. 474 and 492-5). Some other occasion must be found for enlarging on the rest of my budget.

It only remains to state that for most of my recent discoveries I am indebted to the Abbate Cozza-Luzi, Prefect of the Vatican; who on being informed of the object of my solicitude, with extraordinary liberality and consideration at once set three competent young men to work in the principal libraries of Rome. To him I am further indebted for my introduction to the MS. treasures belonging to the Basilian monks of Crypta-Ferrata, the ancient Tusculum. Concerning the precious library of that monastery so much has been offered already (viz. at pp. 446-448, and again at pp. 473-4), as well as concerning its learned chief, the Hieromonachus Antonio Rocchi, that I must be content to refer my readers to those earlier parts of the present volume. I cannot however sufficiently acknowledge the patient help which the librarian of Crypta Ferrata has rendered me in the course of these researches.

For my knowledge of the sacred Codices preserved at Messina, I am indebted to the good offices and learning of Papas Filippo Matranga. In respect of those at Milan, my learned friend Dr. Ceriani has (not for the first time) been my efficient helper. M. Wescher has kindly assisted me at Paris; and Dr. C. de Boor at Berlin. It must suffice, for the rest, to refer to the Notes at foot of pp. 491-2 and 477-8.

Additional Codices of S. Paul's Epistles.

282. ( = Act. 240. Apoc. 109). Paris, Arménien 9 (olim Reg. 2247). membr. foll. 323. This bilingual codex (Greek and Armenian) is described by the Abbé Martin in his Introduction à la Critique Textuelle du N. T. (1883), p. 660-1. See above, p. 474, note 1. An Italian version is added from the Cath. Epp. onwards. Mut. at beginning (Acts iv. 14) and end. (For its extraordinary reading at 1 Tim. iii. 16, see above, p. 473-4.)

283. ( = Act. 241). Messina p k z (i.e. 127) [xii.], chart. foll. 224. Mut. begins at Acts viii. 2,—ends at Hebr. viii. 2; also a leaf is lost between foll. 90 and 91. Has ὑποθθ. and Commentary of an unknown author.

284. ( = Act. 195). Modena, ii. a. 13 [xiii.?], Mut. at the end.

285. ( = Act. 196), Modena, ii. cf. 4 [xi. or xii.]. Sig. Ant. Cappelli (sub-librarian) sends me a tracing of 1 Tim. iii. 16.

286. Ambrosian library, e. 2, inf.the Catena of Nicetas. Textus particulatim præmittit Commentariis.

287. Ambrosian a. 241, inf., est Catena ejusdem auctoris ex initio, sed non complectitur totum opus.

288. Ambrosian d. 541 inf. [x. or xi.] membr. Text and Catena on all S. Paul's Epp. Textus continuatus. Catena in marginibus. It was brought from Thessaly.

289. Milan c. 295 inf. [x. or xi.] membr. with a Catena. Textus continuatus. Catena in marginibus.

290. ( = Evan. 622. Act. 242. Apoc. 110). Crypta Ferrata, a. α. i. [xiii. or xiv.] foll. 386: chart. a beautiful codex of the entire N. T. described by Rocchi, p. 1-2. Menolog. Mut. 1 Nov. to 16 Dec.

291. ( = Act. 243). Crypta Ferrata, a. β. i. [x.] foll. 139: in two columns,—letters almost uncial. Particularly described by Rocchi, pp. 15, 16. Zacagni used this codex when writing about Euthalius. Mut., beginning with the argument for 1 S. John and ending with 2 Tim.

†292. ( = Act. 244). Crypta Ferrata, a. β. iii. [xi. or xii.]. Membr., foll. 172. in 2 columns beautifully illuminated: described by Rocchi, p. 18-9. Zacagni employed this codex while treating of Euthalius. Menolog.

293. ( = Act. 245). Crypta Ferrata, a. β. vi. [xi.], foll. 193. Mut. at the end, Described by Rocchi, p. 22-3.

294. ( = Act. 246). Vat. 1208. Abbate Cozzi-Luzi confirms Berriman's account [p. 98-9] of the splendour of this codex. It is written in gold letters, and is said to have belonged to Carlotta, Queen of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Armenia, who died at Rome a.d. 1487, and probably gave the book to Pope Innocent VIII., whose arms are printed at the beginning. It contains effigies of S. Luke, S. James, S. Peter, S. John, S. Jude, S. Paul.

295. ( = Act 247). Palatino-Vat. 38 [xi.] membr. foll. 35. Berriman (p. 100) says it is of quarto size, and refers it to the IXth cent.

296. Barberini iv. 85 (olim 19), dated a.d. 1324. For my knowledge of this codex I am entirely indebted to Berriman, who says that it contains the arguments and marginal scholia written (p. 102).

297. Barberini, vi. 13 (olim 229), membr. [xi.] foll. 195: contains S. Paul's 14 Epp. This codex also was known to Berriman, who relates (p. 102), that it is furnished with the old marginal scholia.

298. (= Act. 248), Berlin (Hamilton: No 625 in the English printed catalogue, where it is erroneously described as a Lectionarium.) It contains Acts, Cath. Epp. and S. Paul,—as Dr. C. de Boor informs me.

299. (= Act. 249), Berlin, 4to. 40 [xiii.]: same contents as the preceding.

300. (= Act. 250), Berlin, 4to. 43 [xi.], same contents as the preceding, but commences with the Psalms.

301. (= Act. 251), Berlin, 4to. 57 [xiv.], chart. Same contents as Paul 298.

302. (= Evan. 642. Act. 252.) Berlin, 8vo. 9 [xi.], probably once contained all the N. T. It now begins with S. Luke XXIV. 53, and is mut. after 1 Thess.

303. Milan, n. 272 inf. Excerpti loci.

304. (= Act. 253) Vat. 369 [xiv.] foll. 226, chart.

305. Vat. 549, membr. [xii.] foll. 380. S. Paul's Epistles, with Theophylact's Commentary.

306. Vat. 550, membr. [xii.] foll. 290; contains Romans with Comm. of Chrysostom.

307. Vat 551, membr. [x.] foll. 283. A large codex, containing some of S. Paul's Epp. with Comm. of Chrysostom.

308. Vat. 552, membr. [xi.] foll. 155. Contains Hebrews with Comm. of Chrysostom.

309. Vat. 582, membr. [xiv.] foll. 146. S. Paul's Epistles with Comm. of Chrysostom.

310. Vat. 646 [xiv.], foll. 250: cum supplementis. Chart. S. Paul's Epp. with Comm. of Theophylact and Euthymius. Pars i. et ii.

311. (= Evan. 671). Vat. 647. Chart. foll. 338 [xv.]. S. Paul's Epistles and the Gospels, with Theophylact's Commentary.

312. Vat. 648, written a.d. 1232, at Jerusalem, by Simeon, qui et Saba dicitur: foll. 338, chart. S. Paul's Epistles, with Comm. of Theophylact.

313. (= Act. 239). Vat. 652, chart. [xv.] foll. 105. The Acts and Epistles with Commentary. See the Preface to Theophylact, ed. 1758, vol. iii. p. v.-viii., also Acts 239 in Scrivener's 3rd. edit. (p. 263).

314. Vat. 692, membr. [xii.] foll. 93, mut. Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, with Commentary.

315. Vat. 1222, chart. [xvi.] foll. 437. S. Paul's Epp. with Theophylact's Comm.

316. (= Act. 255). Vat. 1654, membr. [x. or xi.], foll. 211. Acts and Epistles of S. Paul with Chrysostom's Comm.

317. Vat. 1656, membr. [xii.], foll. 182. Hebrews with Comm. of Chrysostom, folio.

318. Vat. 1659, membr. [xi.] foll. 444. S. Paul's Epp. with Comm. of Chrysostom.

319. Vat. 1971 (Basil 10) membr. [x.] foll. 247. Ἐπιστολαὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων σὺν τοῖς τοῦ Εὐθαλίου.

320. Vat. 2055 (Basil 94), membr. [x.] foll. 292. S. Paul's Epp. with Comm. of Chrysostom.

321. Vat. 2065 (Basil 104), [x.] membr. foll. 358. Romans with Comm. of Chrysostom.

322. (= Act. 256) Vat. 2099 (Basil 138) membr. foll. 120 [x.]. Note that though numbered for the Acts, this code only contains ἐπιστολαὶ ιδ᾽ καὶ καθολικαὶ, σὺν ταῖς σημειώσεσι λειτουργικαῖς περὶ τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐν αἷς λεκτέαι.

323. Vat. 2180 [xv.] foll. 294, chart. With Comm. of Theophylact.

324. Alexand. Vat. 4 [x.] foll. 256, membr. Optimæ notæ. Romans with Comm. of Chrysostom, λογ. κβ᾽. Fuit monasterii dicti τοῦ Περιβλέπτου.

325. (= Evan. 698. Apoc. 117). Alexand. Vat. 6. chart. foll. 336 [xvi.], a large codex. The Gospels with Comm. of Nicetas: S. Paul's Epp. with Comm. of Theophylact: Apocalypse with an anonymous Comm.

326. Vat. Ottob. 74 [xv.] foll. 291, chart. Romans with Theodoret's Comm.

327. Palatino-Vat. 10 [x.] membr. foll. 268. S. Paul's Epp. with a Patristic Commentary. Felkman adnotat.

328. Palatino-Vat. 204 [x.] foll. 181, cum additamentis. With the interpretation of Œcumenius.

329. Palatino-Vat. 325 [x.] membr. foll. 163, mut. Inter alia adest εἰς ἐπιστ. πρὸς Τιμόθεον ὁμιλεῖαι τινες Χρυσοστόμου.

330. Palatino-Vat. 423 [xii.], partly chart. Codex miscell. habet ἐπιστολῶν πρὸς Κολασσαεῖς καὶ Θεσσαλονικεῖς περικοπὰς σὺν τῇ ἑρμηνείᾳ.

331. Angelic. t. 8, 6 [xii.] foll. 326. S. Paul's Epp. with Comm. of Chrysostom.

332. (= Act. 259). Barberini iii. 36 (olim 22): membr. foll. 328 [xi.]. Inter alia ἐπιτομαὶ κεφαλ. τῶν Πράξεων καὶ ἐπιστολῶν τῶν ἁγ. ἀποστόλων.

333. (= Act. 260). Barberini iii. 10 (olim 259) chart. foll. 296 [xiv.]. Excerpta ἐκ Πράξ. (f. 152): Ἰακώβου (f. 159): Πέτρου (f. 162): Ἰωάνν. (f. 165): Ἰούδ. (f. 166): πρὸς Ρωμ. (f. 167): πρὸς Κορ. (f. 179): πρὸς Κολ. (fol. 189): πρὸς Θεσς. (f. 193): πρὸς Τιμ. α᾽ (def. infin.).

334. Barb. v. 38 (olim 30) [xi.] foll. 219, mut. Hebrews with Comm. of Chrysostom.

335. Vallicell. f. [xv.], chart. miscell. Inter alia, εἰς τὰς ἐπιστολὰς τῶν Ἀποστόλων ἐξηγήσεις τινες.

336. (= Act. 261), Casanatensis, g. 11, 6.—Note, that though numbered for Acts, it contains only the Catholic Epp. and those of S. Paul with a Catena.

337. Ottob. 328. [All I know as yet of this and of the next codex is that Θεός is read in both at 1 Tim. iii. 16].

338. Borg. f. vi. 16. [See note on the preceding.]

Additional copies of the Apostolus.

82. Messina ΠΓ (i.e. 83) foll. 331, 8vo. Perfect.

83. Crypta Ferrata, a. β. iv. [x.] membr. foll. 139, Praxapostolus. Rocchi gives an interesting account of this codex, pp. 19-20. It seems to be an adaptation of the liturgical use of C P. to the requirements of the Basilian monks in the Calabrian Church. This particular codex is mut. in the beginning and at the end. (For its extraordinary reading at 1 Tim. iii. 16, see above, p. 473-4).

84. Crypta Ferrata, Α. β. v. [xi.], membr. foll. 245, a most beautiful codex. Rocchi describes it carefully, pp. 20-2. At the end of the Menology is some liturgical matter. Patet Menologium esse merum ἀπόγραφον alicujus Menologii CPtani, in usum. si velis, forte redacti Ecclesiae Rossanensis in Calabria. A suggestive remark follows that from this source rituum rubricarumque magnum segetem colligi posse, nec non Commemorationem Sanctorum mirum sane numerum, quas in aliis Menologiis vix invenies.

85. Crypta Ferrata Α. β. vii. [xi.] membr. foll. 64, Praxapostolus. This codex and the next exhibit ὅς ἐφανερώθη in 1 Tim. iii. 16. The Menology is mut. after 17 Dec.

86. Crypta Ferrata Α. β. viii. [xii. or xiii.] fragments of foll. 127. membr. Praxapostolus. (See the preceding.) Interestingly described by Rocchi, p. 23-4.

87. Crypta Ferrata Α. β. ix. [xii.], foll. 104, membr. Praxapostolus. Interestingly described by Rocchi, p. 24-5. The Menology is unfortunately defective after 9th November.

88. Crypta Ferrata, Α. β. x. [xiii.?] membr. 16 fragmentary leaves. Vere lamentanda est quæ huic Eclogadio calamitas evenit (says the learned Rocchi, p. 25), quoniam ex ejus residuis, multa Sanctorum nomina reperies quæ alibi frustra quæsieris.

89. Crypta Ferrata Α. β. xi. [xi.] membr. foll. 291, mut., written in two columns. The Menology is defective after 12 June, and elsewhere. Described by Rocchi, p. 26.

90. (= Evst. 322) Crypta Ferrata, Α. β. ii. [xi.] membr. foll. 259, with many excerpts from the Fathers, fully described by Rocchi, p. 17-8, fragmentary and imperfect.

91. (= Evst. 323) Crypta Ferrata, Α. δ. ii. [x.] membr. foll. 155, a singularly full lectionary. Described by Rocchi, p. 38-40.

92. (= Evst. 325) Crypta Ferrata, Α. δ. iv. [xiii.] membr. foll. 257, a beautiful and interesting codex, Calligrapho Joanne Rossanensi Hieromonacho Cryptæferratæ: fully described by Rocchi, p. 40-3. Like many other in the same collection, it is a palimpsest.

93. (= Evst. 327) Crypta Ferrata, Α. δ. vi. [xiii.] membr. foll. 37, mut. at beginning and end, and otherwise much injured: described by Rocchi, p. 45-6.

94. (= Evst. 328) Crypta Ferrata, Α. δ. ix. [xii.], membr. foll. 117, mut. at beginning and end.

95. (= Evst. 334) Crypta Ferrata, Α. δ. xx. [xii.] membr. foll. 21, a mere fragment. (Rocchi, p. 51.)

96. (= Evst. 337) Crypta Ferrata, Α. δ. xxiv. A collection of fragments. (Rocchi, p. 53.)

97. (= Evst. 339) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. ii. [xi.] membr. foll. 151, elaborately described by Rocchi, p. 244-9. This codex once belonged to Thomasius.

98. (= Evst. 340) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β iii. [xiv.] membr. foll. 201. Goar used this codex: described by Rocchi, p. 249-51.

99. (= Evst. 341) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. vi. [xiii. or xiv.], membr. foll. 101: described by Rocchi, p. 255-7.

100. (= Evst. 344) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. ix. [xvi.], membr. foll. 95, mut. at beginning and end, and much injured.

101. (= Evst. 346) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. xii. [xiv.], membr. foll. 98, mut. at beginning and end.

102. (= Evst. 347) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. xiii. [xiii.] membr. foll. 188: written by John of Rossano, Hieromonachus of Cryptaferrata, described by Rocchi, p. 265-7.

103. (= Evst. 349) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. xv. [xi. to xiv.] membr. foll. 41.—Described p. 268-9.

104. (= Evst. 350) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. xvii. [xvi.]. Chart. foll. 269. Described, p. 269-70.

105. (= Evst. 351), Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. xviii. [xiv.] chart. foll. 54.

106. (= Evst. 352) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. xix. [xvi.] chart., foll. 195, described p. 271.

107. (= Evst. 353) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. xxiii. [xvii.], membr. foll. 75,—the work of Basilius Falasca, Hieromonachus, and head of the monastery, a.d. 1641,—described p. 273-4.

108. (= Evst. 354) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. xxiv. [xvi.] chart. foll. 302,—the work of Lucas Felix, head of the monastery; described, p. 274-5.

109. (= Evst. 356) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. xxxviii. [xvii.]. chart. foll. 91, the work of Romanus Vasselli and Michael Lodolinus.

110. (= Evst. 357) Crypta Ferrata, Γ. β. xlii. [xvi.] chart. foll. 344.

111. (= Evst. 358) Crypta Ferrata, Δ. β. xxii. [xviii.] chart. foll. 77,—described foll. 365-6.

112. (= Evst. 312) Messina, membr. in 8vo. foll. 60 [xiii.],—fragmentum parvi momenti.

113. Syracuse (Seminario) chart. foll. 219, mut. given by the Cav. Landolina.

114. (= Evan. 155) Alex. Vat.

115. [I have led Scrivener into error by assigning this number (Apost. 115) to Vat. 2068 (Basil 107). See above, p. 495, note 1. I did not advert to the fact that Basil 107 had already been numbered Apost. 49.]

116. Vat. 368 (Praxapostolus) [xiii.] foll. 136, membr.

117. (= Evst. 381) Vat. 774 [xiii.], foll. 160, membr.

118. (= Evst. 387) Vat. 2012 (Basil 51), foll. 211 [xv.] chart.

119. Vat. 2116 (Basil 155) [xiii.] foll. 111.

120. Alexand. Vat. 11 (Praxapostolus), [xiv.] membr. foll. 169.

121. (= Evst. 395) Alexand. Vat. 59 [xii.] foll. 137.

122. Alexand. Vat. 70, a.d. 1544, foll. 18: in fronte pronunciatio Græca Latinis literis descripta.

123. (= Evst. 400) Palatino-Vat. 241 [xv.] chart. foll. 149.

124. (= Evst. 410) Barb. iii. 129 (olim 234) chart. [xiv.] foll. 189.

125. Barb. iv. 11 (olim 193), a.d. 1566, chart. foll. 158, Praxapostolus.

126. Barb. iv. 60 (olim 116) [xi.] foll. 322, a fine codex with menologium. Praxapostolus.

127. Barb. iv. 84 (olim 117) [xiii.] foll. 185, with menologium. Mut.

128. Paris, Reg. Greek, 13, membr. [xiii. or xiv.], a huge folio of Liturgical Miscellanies, consisting of between 6 and 900 unnumbered leaves. (At the σαββ. πρὸ των φωτων, line 11, θς ἐφα.) Communicated by the Abbé Martin.

Postscript (Nov. 1883.)

It will be found stated at p. 495 (line 10 from the bottom) that the Codices (of Paul and Apost.) which exhibit Θεὸς ἐφανερώθη amount in all to 289.

From this sum (for the reason already assigned above), one must be deducted, viz., Apost. 115.

On the other hand, 8 copies of Paul (communicated by the Abbate Cozza-Luzi) are to be added: viz. Vat. 646 (Paul 310): 647 (Paul 311): 1971 (Paul 319). Palat. Vat. 10 (Paul 327): 204 (Paul 328). Casanat. g. 11, 16 (Paul 336). Ottob. 328 (Paul 337). Borg. f. vi. 16 (Paul 338). So that no less than 260 out of 262 cursive copies of St. Paul's Epistle,—[not 252 out of 254, as stated in p. 495 (line 21 from the bottom)],—are found to witness to the Reading here contended for. The enumeration of Codices at page 494 is therefore to be continued as follows:—310, 311, 319, 327, 328, 336, 337, 338.

To the foregoing are also to be added 4 copies of the Apostolus, viz. Vat. 2116 (Apost. 119). Palat. Vat. 241 (Apost. 123). Barb. iv. 11 [olim 193] (Apost. 125). Paris, Reg. Gr. 13 (Apost. 128).

From all which, it appears that, (including copies of the Apostolus,) the codices which are known to witness to ΘΕῸΣ ἘΦΑΝΕΡΏΘΗ in 1 Tim. iii. 16, amount [289-1+8+4] to exactly three hundred.