Microfilm
Additional Information
- Appr. Date: 16th c. (16th c.)
- Genres: Medical or scientific
- Illustrations: No
Notes
Contents: iambic verses by Michael Psellus on medical matters. (Iter Psellianum: [1043] CET. DISC. 24)
Title: Τοῦ σοφωτάτου Ψελλοῦ καὶ ὑπερτίμου, πόνημα ἰατρικὸν ἄριστον, δι’ἰάμβων.
f. 38r: “ἰατρικῶν ἄκουε συντόμως ὅρων...”
f. 52r: “ὅσα κεφαλὴν βλάπτει..”
f. 53r is empty.
f. 53v: verses in hexameter about the evangelists (the cataloguer adds “valde corrupti”) and a small commentary follows.
f. 54r: verses by Manuel Philes “Τοῦ Φιλῆ” towards the bottom half of the page. (4 more verses follow see catalogue for titles.
Incipit: “Εἰς τὸν μεγάλον Πέτρον καὶ Παῦλον....”
f. 55r: Apollinarius: Περὶ τῆς τοῦ Ἰούδα ἀγχόνης
Incipit: “ Ἰστέον ὅτι οὐκ ἐναπέθανε ὁ Ἰούδας...”
f. 57r: A catalogue of emperors ending with Constantine Palaeologus in iambic verse.
f. 57v-58r: an “ascetic alphabet”
f 59v: Stichera on the Theotokos (liturgical)
Incipit: “Χαῖρε καταφύγιον στερρόν...” Each stanza begins with a lovely decorate χ.
f. 64r: Paracletic Canon on the Virgin “Ζωοδόχος Πηγή”
f. 67v: John Geometres; four hymns on the Virgin.
Incipit: “χαῖρε κόρη χαρίεσσα..”
f. 73 v. desinit: “πέμπω πρὸς τρυφῆς τὸ χωρίον.”
End of Microfilm.
As of July 2011, Pinakes does not list Psellus' work.
Bibliography
- Verzeichniß der Griechischen Handschriften [Die Handschriften-Verzeichniße der Königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin, vol. 11] (Open in Zotero)
- Iter Psellianum: A Detailed Listing of Manuscript Sources for All Works Attributed to Michael Psellos, Including a Comprehensive Bibliography (Open in Zotero)