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Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Ottob. gr. 312

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Additional Information

  • Appr. Date: 15th c. (15th c.)
  • Genres: Philosophical
  • Illustrations: No

Notes

Fols. 2v-9v: Psellus, Michael. On the creation of the world. Ed. Westerink, De omnifaria doctrina, p. 7. [THE.173].
Fols. 10r-37v: Psellus, Michael. De omnifaria doctrina [PHI.167].

Includes poems by Gregory of Nazianzus; on fol. 53r, a short 12-syllable sententia on the volatility of life:
Μηδὲν μέγ’ εἴπῃς εὐπλοῶν πρὸ πείσματος·
Πολλοῖς πρὸς ὅρμον εὐπλοῦν ἔδυ σκάφος,
Πολλοὶ προσωρμίσθησαν ἐκ τρικυμίας.
Μί’ ἀσφάλεια: μὴ ὀνειδίζειν τύχας.
(PG 37,935-6; I 2,33.105-8).

Also some untitled astronomical texts (with symbols for planets).

None listed in Pinakes.

Bibliography

  • Iter Psellianum: A Detailed Listing of Manuscript Sources for All Works Attributed to Michael Psellos, Including a Comprehensive Bibliography (Open in Zotero)
  • De omnifaria doctrina (Open in Zotero)
  • Codices Manuscripti Graeci Ottoboniani Bibliothecae Vaticanae (Open in Zotero)