London, BL, Add. 14560
source date: vith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/291, Add. 14,560, London, BL, Add. 14,560, BL Add MS 14560, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 584, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXXXIV

[This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew, homm. homilies i.- xx. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-112
author: John Chrysostom
title: The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew,homilies i.- xx.
The text now commences, on fol.1a, with the passage corresponding to the Greek Τίνος οὖν ἔνεκεν ἐμνήστθη; 'Ηνίκα ἔμελλεν αὐτοὺς τίκτειν ἡ θάμαρ, τῶν ὠδίνων παραγενομένων, ἐξήνεγκε πρῶτον ὁ Ζαρὰ τὴν χεῖρα• κ.τ.λ.;Opera, t. vii., p. 42, hom. iii. Homilies vii. -xii. and xx. are complete, with the exception of the two torn leaves, foll.45 and 59. The rest are all more or less imperfect, the principal lacunae being:
Opera, t. vii.
p. 43 l. 12-p. 62, l. 22	p. 86, l. 27-p. 89 l. 20	p. 96, last line-p. 108, l. 9
p. 203 l. 26-p. 207, l. 21	p. 210, last line-p. 212, l. 12	p. 230, l. 40-p. 232, l. 12
p. 235, l. 19-p. 236, l. 27	p. 238,l. 3-p. 239 l. 30	p. 240, penult line-p. 243, l. 40
p. 245, l. 19-p. 246, l. 40	p. 249, l. 34-p 264, l. 25, with the exception of two small fragments from pp. 252-3	p. 265, l. 38-p. 277, l. 21
p. 287, l. 32-p. 291, l.11

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8, consisting of 112 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—12, 45, 59, 69, 82, 83, 87, 88, 91, 92, 94—96, 98—101, 104 and 112. The quires were at least 18 in number (fol. 105, ܝܚ). They are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. fol. 47, ܛ and %). Leaves are wanting at the begin¬ning, as well as after foll. 1, 11, 14, 70, 73, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 97 and 103. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 36 lines.

Vellum

112 ff. 10 3/4 × 8

The quires were at least 18 in number (fol.105, ܝܚ). They are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. fol.47, ܛ and).

- Many of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1-12, 45, 59, 69, 82, 83, 87, 88, 91, 92, 94-96, 98-101, 104 and 112.

- Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll.1, 11, 14, 70, 73, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 97 and 103.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 36 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the vith cent.

6th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DLXXXIV 2:467