Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Ott. gr. 1

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Physical description: parchment, 27.5 × 21.3 cm, 373 fols., 2 col.

Language: Greek

Date: 11th (fols. 3–313)/12th cent. (fols. 314–373)

Provenance: unknown

Contents:

Acts of Thomas (fols. 18v–26r)

Life and Dormition of Luke (fols. 26r–27v)

Miracle of Michael the Archangel at Chonae (fols. 41r–45v)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 67v–77v)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 262v–268v)

Passion of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Pseudo-Marcellus) (fols. 273v–282r)

Dormition of the Virgin by the Apostle John (fols. 291r–295v)

Apocalypse of the Virgin (fols. 301r–306r)

Additional contents: Miracle of Michael in Chonis, hagiographa, works of John Chrysostom, Gregory of Nazianzenus, Eusebius of Alexandria, and others.

Catalogs:

Feron, Ernest and Fabiano Battaglini. Codices manuscripti graeci Ottoboniani Bibliothecae Vaticanae descripti praeside Alphonso cardinali Capecelatro. Vatican City: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1893 (pp. 1–6).

Franchi de’ Cavalieri, Pio. Catalogus codicum hagiographicorum graecorum Bibliothecae Vaticanae. Subsidia Hagiographica 7. Bruxelles: Société des Bollandistes, 1899 (pp. 244–49).

Ehrhard, Albert. Uberlieferung und Bestand der hagiographischen und homiletischen Literatur der griechischen Kirche von den Anfängen bis zum Ende des 16. Jahhunderts. 3 vols. TU 50–52. Leipzing: Hinrichs, 1937–1952 (vol. 1, p. 293–98).

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Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 29 August 2017.