Codex Parisinus Graecus 456
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Codex Parisinus Graecus 456, designated by siglum H, manuscript of Origen's Philocalia
and Contra Celsum.
. It is very closely related to Codex Venetus Graecus 48, but not copied from it.
It contains also Arrian
's Expeditio Alexandri
immediately after the Philocalia. It contains also some iambics of the monk Bessarion on the death of Theodora.
from Constantinople
. Today it is housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(Gr. 456) in Paris.
Origen's Philocalia
Origen's Philocalia is an anthology of Origen's texts, probably compiled by Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen. It was probably compiled during their monastic retreat in Pontus in the late 350's to early 360's, or at any event early in their careers and before their own theological writings...
and Contra Celsum.
Description
The manuscript contains text of Origen's PhilocaliaOrigen's Philocalia
Origen's Philocalia is an anthology of Origen's texts, probably compiled by Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen. It was probably compiled during their monastic retreat in Pontus in the late 350's to early 360's, or at any event early in their careers and before their own theological writings...
. It is very closely related to Codex Venetus Graecus 48, but not copied from it.
It contains also Arrian
Arrian
Lucius Flavius Arrianus 'Xenophon , known in English as Arrian , and Arrian of Nicomedia, was a Roman historian, public servant, a military commander and a philosopher of the 2nd-century Roman period...
's Expeditio Alexandri
Anabasis Alexandri
Anabasis Alexandri , the Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian, is the most important source on Alexander the Great.The Greek term anabasis referred to an expedition from a coastline into the interior of a country. The term katabasis referred to a trip from the interior to the coast...
immediately after the Philocalia. It contains also some iambics of the monk Bessarion on the death of Theodora.
History
The manuscript was brought to ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
from Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
. Today it is housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
(Gr. 456) in Paris.
Further reading
- J. Armitage Robinson, The Philocalia of Origen: The text revised with a critical introduction and indices. Cambridge University Press/New York:Macmillan (1893), pp. XIII-XVIII
- Josep Rius-Camps, Orígenes Tractat dels principis, Barcelona 1998, pp. 19-20