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New York, Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Plimpton MS 005
 
 Description:  —  ff. 259  —  In contemporary (?) red morocco, gold stamped and tooled, with metal fore edge clasps.  —  2 book plates of George Eliot Leighton (1835-1901) of St. Louis and Monadnock Farms.  —  De Ricci, p. 1755.
 AcknowledgmentsDr. Nadezhda Kavrus-Hoffmann kindly supplied the information for this description.
 Number of Parts: 1  —  Number of Images Available: 5
 
 
 

Part  1: ff. 1-259v

 
Description:Paper155 x 110. 11-12 lines of text; 10-11 lines each of music alternating with text. Ruling pattern D 23D1dm.
Country:Greece?Cardinal point:
Region: Epirus?City:
Assigned Date: s. XVIII2 Searchable Date Range: 1750-1799
Dated by scribeNoInscribed Date:
DocumentNoNumber of Scribes:
AlphabetGreek
ScriptSmall round script of the time.
MusicCucuzelian variety of the ordinary round Byzantine neume.
Other DecorationNumerous 10-line flourished Byzantine initials in red, occasionally infilled in yellow and/or green; several penwork headpieces with infilling in painted red, yellow and green.
Number of Texts:  6
 
 
 
Text 1 of 6: ff. 1-259v
 
TitleHymnary
Language(s)Greek
NotesPrefaced by a fragmentary introduction to Byzantine musical notation (ff. 1-6v).
Status of TextBeginning and ending defectively.
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Text 2 of 6: ff. 1r-6v
 
TitlePapadike
Language(s)Greek
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Text 3 of 6: f.7r
 
DocketIndex for the Anastasimatarion
Language(s)Greek
[No images available]
 
 
 
Text 4 of 6: ff.7r-92v
 
TitleAnastasimatarion
DocketThe Anastasimatarion, in eight modes
Language(s)Greek
[No images available]
 
 
 
Text 5 of 6: f. 93r
 
DocketIndex for The Anthology
Language(s)Greek
[No images available]
 
 
 
Text 6 of 6: ff.93r-259v
 
TitleThe Anthology
Language(s)Greek
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