Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. gr. 1190

Images: DigiVatLib pt. 1, pt. 2, pt. 3

Other shelf number(s): Aland miniscule 2061 (Revelation) and 2839 (Titus)

Physical description: paper, 30.5 × 20.5 cm., 1387 fols. in three vols., 1 col.

Language(s): Greek

Date: 1542

Provenance: Crete

Contents:

Apocalypse of the Virgin (fols. 25^v–28^v)

Acts of Thomas (fols. 100^r–112^v)

Dormition of Luke (fols. 126^r–127^r)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 147^v–174^r)

Hypomnema on John the Baptist, by Symeon Metaphrastes  (fols. 407^v–414^r)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 414^r–419^r)

Acts Andrew and Matthias (fols. 419^r–427^r)

On the Priesthood of Jesus (fols. 427^r–429^v)

Dormition of the Virgin by the Apostle John (fols. 549^v–553^r)

Pseudo-Clementines (epitome) (fols. 664^v–669^r)

Martyrdom of Mark (fols. 837^r–839^r)

On How Archangel Michael Defeated Satan (fols. 882^r–887^r)

Metastasis of John (fols. 893^v–898^v)

Hypomnema on Andrew, by Symeon Metaphrastes (fols. 1026^r–1034^v)

Acts of Paul and Thecla (fols. 1215^r–1223^v)

Virtuous Deeds of Thecla (fols. 1223^v–1228^r)

Acts of Cornelius (fols. 1301^v–1308^v)

Martyrdom of Ananias (fols. 1316^r–1318^v)

Additional Contents: hagiographa, homilies of John Chrysostom, Ephrem Graecus,  Athanasius, John of Damascus, and others; Revelation, Titus, Paralipomena Jeremiah (CAVT 225.2).

Catalogs:

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. Leipzig: Hinrichs, 1937–1952 (vol. 3, pp. 870–73).

Franchi de’ Cavalieri, Pio. Catalogus codicum hagiographicorum graecorum Bibliothecae Vaticanae. Subsidia Hagiographica 7. Bruxelles: Société des Bollandistes, 1899.

Other online databases: Pinakes; Dunbarton Oaks; Biblissima

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 12 February 2019.