Vatican Palimpsests Digital Recovery of Erased Identities [by A. Németh]

Vat.gr.903

Manuscript information

Resource type:
Manuscript
Collection:
Vat.gr.
Shelfmark:
Vat.gr.903
Library:
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Date:
sec. XII
Beginning date:
1101
Ending date:
1200
Support:
membr.
Height:
225
Width:
153
Extent:
ff. I, 239
Content:
Homeri Ilias cum scholiis (scholia D)
Exhibit Tags:
MajusculeEarly minuscule

Description

Palimpsest:
ff. 1-168, 174-187, 191-230
Language:
Greco.
Alphabet:
Greco.

Administrative information

Source of information:
P. Schreiner, Cat. Vat. gr. 867-932, pp. 93-95

Curatorial narrative

The manuscript contains the Homeric Iliad (Α 62 - Ω 587) from the twelve century, accompanied by Didymus’ commentaries (scholia minora). It contains recycled fragments from five different manuscripts: a liturgical codex from the 10th - 11th century, texts on ascetic wisdoms from the 8th - 9th century, extensive fragments from two codices containing sections of the imperial collection of Roman law, the so called Basilica from the 10th century. Over its long period of use, it suffered damages of different kinds. One particular folio (f. 15) lost its lower half which was completed perhaps in the 14th century with a recycled piece of a parchment folio that itself was rewritten several times. Thus this folio preserves multiple layers of palimpsests.

Bibliography; Pinakes.

Parts of this manuscript

15r-v (pars inferior) <inf. 5>

Scholia aut glossae grammatica?

Date:
sec. XIV-XV
Locus:
15r-v (pars inferior) <inf. 5>
Supplied title:
Scholia aut glossae grammatica?
General note:
Scriptura paene evanida
Language:
Greco.
Alphabet:
Greco.
Source of information:
P. Schreiner, Cat. Vat. gr. 867-932, p. 95

1r-168v, 180r-187v, 212r-213v <inf. 1>

Textus liturgicus

Date:
sec. X-XI
Locus:
1r-168v, 180r-187v, 212r-213v <inf. 1>
Supplied title:
Textus liturgicus
General note:
Language:
Greco.
Alphabet:
Greco.
Source of information:
P. Schreiner, Cat. Vat. gr. 867-932, p. 94

197r + 192v, 197v + 192r, 203r + 202v, 203v + 202r, 193v + 196r, 193r + 196v, 195r + 194v, 195v + 194r, 204r + 201v, 204v + 201r, 198r + 191v, 198v + 191r, 199r + 206v, 199v + 206r, 200r + 205v, 200v + 205r, 178r + 175v, 178v + 175r, 177r + 176v, 177v + 176r <inf. 3>

Basilicorum fragmenta (ex lib. XI, XIII, XIV)

Date:
sec. X
Beginning date:
901
Ending date:
1000
Locus:
197r + 192v, 197v + 192r, 203r + 202v, 203v + 202r, 193v + 196r, 193r + 196v, 195r + 194v, 195v + 194r, 204r + 201v, 204v + 201r, 198r + 191v, 198v + 191r, 199r + 206v, 199v + 206r, 200r + 205v, 200v + 205r, 178r + 175v, 178v + 175r, 177r + 176v, 177v + 176r <inf. 3>
Supplied title:
Basilicorum fragmenta (ex lib. XI, XIII, XIV)
General note:
Language:
Greco.
Alphabet:
Greco.
Source of information:
P. Schreiner, Cat. Vat. gr. 867-932, p. 95. H. J. Scheltema – N. van der Wal, Basilicorum libri LX. Series A, vol. II, Groningen 1956, p. V

174r-v, 179r-v <inf. 2>

Sententiae asceticae

Date:
sec. VIII-IX
Locus:
174r-v, 179r-v <inf. 2>
Supplied title:
Sententiae asceticae
General note:
Cf. PG 34, col. 872 A-B.
Language:
Greco.
Alphabet:
Greco.
Source of information:
P. Schreiner, Cat. Vat. gr. 867-932, p. 94. P. Canart, Les palimpsestes en écriture majuscule, p. 76

1r-239v

Homerus, Ilias (Α 62 – Ω 587) cum scholiis (scholia D)

Date:
sec. XII
Beginning date:
1101
Ending date:
1200
Locus:
1r-239v
Author:
Homerus, sec. VIII a.C. [internal]
Supplied title:
Ilias (Α 62 – Ω 587) cum scholiis (scholia D)
Uniform title:
Ilias (Homerus, sec. VIII a.C.)
General note:
Language:
Greco.
Alphabet:
Greco.
Source of information:
P. Schreiner, Cat. Vat. gr. 867-932, p. 93

208r + 215v, 208v + 215r, 207r + 216v, 207v + 216r, 232v + 227r, 232r + 227v, 235v, 235r, 231r + 230v, 231v + 230r, 238r + 237v, 238v + 237r, 210r + 211v, 210v + 211r, 209r + 214v, 209v + 214r, 220r + 221v, 220v + 221r, 229r + 228v, 229v + 228r, 226v + 233r, 226r + 233v, 224r + 217v, 224v + 217r, 218r + 223v, 218v + 223r, 219r + 222v, 219v + 222r, 239v + 236r, 239r + 236v, 225v + 234r, 225r + 234v <inf. 4>

Basilicorum fragmenta (ex lib. II, III, IV)

Date:
sec. X
Beginning date:
901
Ending date:
1000
Locus:
208r + 215v, 208v + 215r, 207r + 216v, 207v + 216r, 232v + 227r, 232r + 227v, 235v, 235r, 231r + 230v, 231v + 230r, 238r + 237v, 238v + 237r, 210r + 211v, 210v + 211r, 209r + 214v, 209v + 214r, 220r + 221v, 220v + 221r, 229r + 228v, 229v + 228r, 226v + 233r, 226r + 233v, 224r + 217v, 224v + 217r, 218r + 223v, 218v + 223r, 219r + 222v, 219v + 222r, 239v + 236r, 239r + 236v, 225v + 234r, 225r + 234v <inf. 4>
Supplied title:
Basilicorum fragmenta (ex lib. II, III, IV)
General note:
Language:
Greco.
Alphabet:
Greco.
Source of information:
P. Schreiner, Cat. Vat. gr. 867-932, p.95. H. J. Scheltema – N. van der Wal, Basilicorum libri LX. Series A, vol. I, Groningen 1955, p. VIII