Baroccianus is an adjective applied to manuscripts indicating an origin in the ''Baroccianum'', a Venetian collection assembled by the humanist Francesco Barozzi (Barocius). A large part of that collection was sold after the death of Iacopo Barozzi or Barocci (1562–1617), nephew and heir to Francesco; and the purchase by

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led in turn to his donation in 1629 of a substantial collection of Greek manuscripts from the Baroccianum to the

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. The designation ''Codex Baroccianus'' followed by a number is an indication that a manuscript is in the Bodleian Catalogue and has its provenance in this donation.

History

It is a collection that brings together mathematical, literary and theological texts. Inside there are works or modifications by Barozzi or Barocci; some pieces are originals saved after the

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. Subsequently Francesco's nephew, Iacopo Barozzi, inherited and enriched it. The Earl of Pembroke's purchase cost him £700; his donation was bound in 242 volumes. He was persuaded to make the deal and gift by

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. Some remaining manuscripts from the collection were given by

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in 1654. Both Pembroke and Cromwell were Chancellor of the University of Oxford at the time of their gifts. In fact the manuscripts of Barozzi were already with Laud: they had been brought to England by Henry Featherstone in 1628. Featherstone acted as agent for the Bodleian, from 1621. The origins of the

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are connected with Laud's plan to have these manuscripts edited and published, even though it took around 40 years and the efforts of John Fell to take the practical steps to create a scholarly publishing house in Oxford.

Manuscripts

Some Manuscripts: * Barocci 3 (minuscule 314 Gregory-Aland) * Barocci 7 – Thucydides ''Contiones'' 15th century * Barocci 15 – Psalterium in Greek, 1105 AD * Barocci 28 – Euthymius Zigabenus, ''Commentaries on four Gospels'', 14th century * Barocci 29 (minuscule 46 Gregory-Aland) * Barocci 31 (minuscule 45 Gregory-Aland) * Barocci 55 – John Chrysostom, ''Homilies'', 10th/11th century * Barocci 59 (minuscule 526 Gregory-Aland) * Barocci 96 –

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, palimpsest, the upper text contains poems of Gregorius Nazianzen * Barocci 126 – Gregory Nazianzen, ''Homilies'', 13th/14th century * Barocci 142 – compilation of works on the history of Christianity * Barocci 131 * Barocci 160 – Commentary on Psalms, 15th century * Barocci 167 – John Chrysostom, ''Homilies on Acts of Apostles'', 14th/15th century * Barocci 170 – '' Oracles of Leo the Wise'' * Barocci 197 (lectionary 205 Gregory-Aland) * Barocci 201 * Barocci 202 (lectionary 5 Gregory-Aland) * Barocci 206 – lectionary, 9th century, palimpsest * Barocci 242 – John Chrysostom, ''Homilies on Genesis''

Authors

Some Autors: :3. Arethas :42.

Manuel Moschopulus Manuel Moschopoulos ( Latinized as Manuel Moschopulus; ), was a Byzantine commentator and grammarian, who lived during the end of the 13th and the beginning of the 14th century and was an important figure in the Palaiologan Renaissance. ''Moschop ...

:94.

Teucer In Greek mythology, Teucer (; , also Teucrus, Teucros or Teucris), was the son of King Telamon of Salamis Island and his second wife Hesione, daughter of King Laomedon of Troy. He fought alongside his half-brother, Ajax the Great, Ajax, in the ...

:120.

Euripides Euripides () was a Greek tragedy, tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to ...

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John Malalas John Malalas (; ; – 578) was a Byzantine chronicler from Antioch in Asia Minor. Life Of Syrian descent, Malalas was a native speaker of Syriac who learned how to write in Greek later in his life. The name ''Malalas'' probably derive ...

Notes

External links

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