The hand decays, the writing remains : Byzantine scribes and their manuscripts / Nadezhda Kavrus-Hoffmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kavrus-Hoffmann, Nadezhda, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scribes--Byzantine Empire.

Scribes.

Paleography, Byzantine.

Writing--Byzantine Empire.

Writing.

Books--Byzantine Empire--History.

Books.

Manuscripts, Greek (Medieval and modern)--Byzantine Empire.

Manuscripts, Greek (Medieval and modern).

Manuscripts, Greek--Byzantine Empire.

Manuscripts, Greek.

Manuscripts, Medieval--Byzantine Empire--History.

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Greek language--Texts.

Greek language.

Transmission of texts--Byzantine Empire.

Transmission of texts.

Byzantine literature--Criticism, Textual.

Byzantine literature.

Byzantine Empire--Intellectual life.

Byzantine Empire.

Byzantine Empire--Civilization.

Physical Description:

269 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles. ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Byzantine scribes and their manuscripts

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : The Legacy Press, 2025

Summary:

"This scholarly book delves into the intricate world of Byzantine scribes and the manuscripts they meticulously created. It investigates the social, cultural, and religious contexts that shaped the lives and works of these scribes, who played a crucial role in preserving the literary and theological heritage of Classical Greece and the Byzantine Empire. Through an in-depth analysis of various manuscripts, the book sheds light on the scribal practices, calligraphic styles, and the materials used in manuscript production. It also explores the transmission of texts, the influence of patronage, and the interaction between scribes and their contemporary intellectual milieus. This comprehensive study is a valuable resource for academics, historians, biblical scholars, and anyone interested in the legacy of Byzantine literary culture."-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

The Moscow codex of Libanius : one more manuscript produced in the circle of Demetrios Triklinios

St. Petersburg fragment from a ninth-century Meteora manuscript and its relation to the manuscripts of the "phlosophical collection"

The Stoudite scriptoium in the ninth-century codicological and paleographic description and analysis of the Stoudite manuscripts from the collections of St. Petersburg and Moscow

Minuscule "bouletée" in Greek manuscripts of Moscow and St. Petersburg

The Morgan Library manuscript of Dioscorides MS M.652 : codicological and paleographic description and analysis

Moscow codex of commentaries on Psalms and Odes : one more manuscript written by the scribe Michael (scriptorium of the Lavra [tou Stulou]"

Lost and found folios of Codex Athens, National Library of Greece 2641 : Free Library of Philadelphia fragment Lewis E 251

Two solar eclipses and the date and localization of thhe Kerasous Gospels from the Morgan Library and Museum

Codex Havardianus Typ 46 : one more manuscript of the "philosophical collection"

The scribe Gennadios of the Hodegon Monastersy : a case study of digraphism and brotherly spirit

Producing New Testament manuscripts in Byzantium : scribes, scriptoria, and patrons

An anonymous scribe of codices Sinaitici graeci 417 and 1112 and manuuscipt production on Mount Sinai in then early tenth century.

Notes:

"This book is an anthology of my [the author] best articles produced during my long career as a Greek paleographer. Most of the articles were published in specialized scholarly journals and are not easily accessible. Some of my early articles were published in Russia and were originally written in Russian language. Many of my colleagues expressed a wish for these works to be translated and published in English, which I have done for this book."--Preface, page 9.

"These articles are thoroughly revised, and bibliography updated."--Preface, page 9.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-18) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781940965369

1940965365

OCLC:

1547504377