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1. Dedicace (f. 1r) 2. Michael Psellos, Aenigmata (περὶ ἐνιγμάτων, f. 2r – 3v; Boissonade, Anecdota graeca, 1829-1833, vol. 3, 429-436) 3. Excerpts of Basileios Megalometos, Αἰνίγματα (ἐνταυθα βασιλείου τοῦ μεγαλομητου, f. 3v-5r; Boissonade, Anecdota graeca, 1829-1833, vol. 3, 437-452) 4. Hieromonk Metrophanos, Letter to Nikolaos Choniates (ἐπίγραμμα μ(ετ?)ροφανου ἱερομοναχοῦ πρὸς τὸν σοφωτατον καὶ λογιωτατον πρωτονοτάριον Μονεμβασιας κυρ Νικολάον τὸν Χωνιάτην, f. 5r-v) 5. Marcus Iunius Brutus, Letters (ἐπιστολαὶ· Βροῦτος περγαμηνοῖς, f. 5v-7r) 6. Oracula Leonis (λέοντος τοῦ σοφωτάτου βασιλέως χρισμοί, f. 10r-18v) 7. Dispute between Panagiotis and the azymites (ἐπιστολή γραφεῖσα παρὰ τοῦ πάπα πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα· διαλέξις τοῦ Παναγιώτου, μετὰ Λατίνων, ἔχων οὕτως, f. 19r-36v) 8. Euthymios Zigabenos, excerpts from the Panoplia dogmatica ad Alexium Comnenum (περὶ τοῦ Μωάμεθ ἀνθ(ολογία?) μ(έ?) τ(οὺς?), f. 37r-37v; PG 130, col. 1337, 1340) 9. Unidentified botanical text (οἱ ἀνθέμις ἡ βοτάνη καὶ ἀμαράκον κάλουσιν αὐτὴν, f. 37v-38r) 10. Grammar lessons (f. 39r-39v) 11. Gennadios Scholarios, Expositio brevis fidei christianae (Γενναδίου πατριάρχου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως μετὰ τὴν τῆς πατριαρχίας παραίτησιν περὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ τῆς σωτηρίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, δόθεν μετὰ τὰς διαλέξεις ἔγγραφόν τε καὶ σύντομον ἀπαιτήσασι περὶ τῆς ἡμετέρας πίστεως καὶ τῶν κεφαλαίων αὐτων περὶ ὦν γεγόνεν ἡ διάλεξις· σὺν τινος συγγράμματος πλατύτερου γεγονότος αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῇ ὁμοίᾳ ζητήσι πρό τῆς ἁλώσεως, ff. 39v-44r) 12. Questions (ρώτησις να, ff. 44v-45r) 13. Treatise against the Armenians (Κατὰ τῶν Ἀρμενίων παρατηρήματα, ff. 45r-51r) 14. Mathusalem Monachos, Questions and answers about the Latins († περὶ τῶν Φραγκῶν πεῖσιν καὶ ἀπόκριαν Μαθουσάλημ μοναχοῦ, ff. 52r-58r) 15. Questions and answers about the Bible (ff. 60r-80v) 16. Poems on religious and liturgical subjects, prayers and alphabets (ff. 80v-83r) 17. List of the seven ecumenical councils with chronological computation (ff. 83v-84r) 18. On phlebotomy (Περὶ φλεβοτομίας, f. 84v-86r) 19. About the signs of the Antichrist (Τὰ σημεία τοῦ Ἀντιχρίστου, ff. 86r-86v) 20. Scriptural passages (Psalms 103) and interpretations (ff. 86v-97v) 21. Names of the months (Attic, Hebrew, Egyptian, Macedonian, Agarenian) and numeration of the days of the months according to the Athenians (ff. 98r-99r) 22. Cyril Loukaris, Canonic epistle (Κύριλλος ἔλεω θεοῦ πάπας καὶ πατριάρχης τῆς μεγάλης πόλεως Ἀλεξανδρείας καὶ κρίτης τῆς οικουμένης, ff. 101r-107v) 23. Parodic hymns (iambic verses: Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν τῷ βασίλει/Δ᾽ εὐτερίτε κάμψωμεν, κριῶ ἀμῶν πιπί, ff. 109r-116v) 24. Profession of faith (Τὸ πιστεύω εἰς ἕνα Θεὸν Πατέρα παντοκράτορα, ff. 116v-117v) 25. Exercise /schedos? (φίλος πεφηκώς τῶν φιλούντων τὸν φίλον, f. 117v) 26. Euthymius the Monk, Dialogue of the monk Euthymius with a Saracen (Διαλέξις ἀγαρηνοῦ μετὰ τινος μοναχοῦ Ευθυμίου περὶ τῆς πίστεως, ff. 119r-134v) 27. John Hamartolos, Discussion that I, John Hamartolos, had some years ago with the head of the Koudougheroi (Διαλέξις ἧν πρὸ χρόνων ἐποιήσαμην μετὰ τοῦ πρώτου τῶν κουδουγερῶν. Ἰωάννης ἁμαρτολός, ff. 135r-148v) 28. Michael Psellos, Introductio in Psalmos (Στίχοι ὑπερτίμου, κῦρ Μιχαὴλ τοῦ Ψελλοῦ, ff. 150r-165v) 29. Anonymous political verses with scriptural content (ff. 166r-205r) 30. Anonymous political verses with religious content (ff. 206r-227r) 31. Praxeis of Pope Gregory (Πράξεις τοῦ ἁγίου πατρὸς ἤμων Γρηγορίου πᾶπα τῆς ἁγιώτατης τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐκκλησίας τῆς πρεσβυτέρας Ῥώμης· εὐρίσκεται δὲ ἐν τῇ ἀρχῂ τῆς βίβλου αὐτοῦ· τῆς ἐπονομαζομένης διάλογος., ff. 229r-233r) 32. Sort of itinerary and «guide» to the City of Jerusalem and the Holy sites of Palestine (Πρώτον μὲν πέρασε θέλεις εἰς κύπρον, ff. 233r-236v) 33. Various short texts (report of the six days of the creation, recipe for a remedy, invocations and prayers: ff. 237r- 238r) 34. Markos Eugenikos, Epistula encyclica contra Graeco-Latinos et decretum synodi Florentinae (Τοῖς ἀπανταχου τῆς γῆς καὶ τῶν νησσῶν ὁροδόξοις χριστιανοῖς· Μάρκος ἐπίσκοπος, τῆς Ἐφεσίων μητροπόλεως ἐν Κυρίῳ χαίρειν, ff. 239r-248r) 35. Athanasios of Alexandria, Symbolum quicumque (Εκ τῆς ἁγίας α´-ς οίκουμενικῆς συνόδου τῆς ἐν Νικαία, ff. 248r-249v) 36. Theological prose (or prayers? Ὕψεστε πανκράτορ πάτερ θέε, f. 249v) 37. Loose leaves bound together? (letter, exercise, calendar... ff. 250r-251v) 38. Anonymous, Chronicle of Ioannina (Σύγραμμα ἰστορικὸν· ὡς ἐν συνόψει συντεθὲν· δηλὸν τοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ εὐσεβοὺς βασιλέως κυροῦ Ἀνδρονίκου τοῦ Παλαιολόγου κατάρξαντὸς· μέχρι καὶ τοῦ δεσπότου Θωμᾶ τοῦ τυράννου τοῦ ἐπονομαζομένου· Κομνηνοῦ τοῦ Πρεαλούμπου, ff. 252r-272r) 39. Christodoulos, iambic verses (Πρόλογος ἰαμβικὸς· ποίημα Χριστοδούλου· γίνωσκε δὲ ὅτι οὐ ποίημα ἐστι πεζὸν, ἀλλὰ τεχνικὸν· τὰ δὲ ἄλλα πεζὰ ὅλα, διὰ τοὺς ἀμαθείς, ff. 273r-278v) 40. Musical notations (ff. 278v-279v) 41. History of Jerusalem (Osswald) or itinerary to the Holy places? (Ἱστορία μερικὴ διηγήσης περὶ τῶν Ἰεροσωλύμων καὶ περὶ τοῦ ζωοδόχου τάφου τοῦ κυρίου ἠμῶν Ἰήσου Χριστοῦ· περὶ τῶν σεβασμίων τόπων τῶν ἁγίων, ff. 280r-291v) 42. Anonymous text with religious content, including questions and answers on scriptural and religious subjects (ff. 292r-295v) 43. Apparently, series of instructions for medical divination, based on the books of the Bible, or more specifically the New Testament (ff. 296r-v) 44. Text on astronomic matter, calculation of lunar phases and calendar (ff. 297r-v) 45. No title. Series of paragraphs on meteorology and botanic (ff. 298r-v) 46. Medical divination (ff. 299r-v) 47. Note about fasting (f. 300v) 48. Greek-Aromanian glossary (f. 304r-305r) 49. Lists of names (Fols. 306r-307r), notes (Fol. 307v): perhaps annotations and register (accounting sheets)?

According to Hunger and Lackner (Katalog, 181), this miscellaneous book is formed of 9 originally independent codicological units; it contains the following works: 1. Anastasius Sinaita, Viae dux (ff. 1r-14v: ἀρχὴ σύν Θεῷ. Προθεωρία ὑποθεσέως τῶν ὅρων τῆς βίβλου ἧς ἡ ἐπονυμία λεγέται? Ὁδηγὸς = CCSG 8, Turnhout Brepols 1981). Ff. 14/1r-v and 14/2r-v are blank. 2. Anonymous exegesis of the Decalogue (ff. 15r-24r: Δεκάλογος ἢ περὶ τῶν δέκα ἐντολῶν μετὰ τῆς προσθήκης καὶ πληρωμάτος τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ). Detailed description of chapters’ content in Hunger and Lackner, Katalog, 178). Ff. 24/1-24/6 are blank. 3. John of Damascus (f. 25r: τοῦ ὁσιωτάτου καὶ ἁγιωτάτου καὶ φιλοσοφωτάτου Ἰωάννου πρεσβυτέρου τοῦ δαμασκήνου), Institutio elementaris (ff. 25r-27r, no title in the codex: Hunger and Lackner, Katalog, 179; cf. ed. Kotter) and Dialectica (ff. 27r-28r: τοῦ αὐτοῦ λόγος περὶ γνώσεως). F. 28v is blank. 4. Anonymous text in verses, identified by Hunger and Lackner (Katalog, 179) as John Mauropous, In magnas festorum tabulas per modum expositionis commentarium (f. 29r: στίχοι ἰαμβικοὶ εἰς τὴν ὑπεραγίαν θεοτόκον = carmen 103; f. 29r-v: ἕτεροι εἰσ τὰς δεσποτικὰς ἑορτάς = carmen 104). 5. Anonymous description of Athenian monuments (ff. 29v-32v: τὰ θεάτρα καὶ διδασκαλεῖα τῶν Ἀθηνῶν = Anonymi Viennensis description urbis Athenarum, ed. L. Ross). 6. Aristobulos Apostoles, poem for Hyeronimus Donatus (f. 32v: Ἀρσενίου τοῦ Μονεμβασίας ἐπίγραμμα εἰς τὸν σοφωτάτον καὶ μεγαλοπρεπῆ Κρητῶν ἡγεμόνα κύριον Ἱερώνυμον τὸν Δωνάτον). 7. Anonymous text in verses, identified by Hunger and Lackner (Katalog, 179) as John Mauropous, In magnas festorum tabulas per modum expositionis commentarium (ff. 33r, 34v-35r: στίχοι εἰς τὸ ἅγιον Πάσχα ἴαμβοι = carmen 105). 8. Anonymous text in prose, identified by Hunger and Lackner (Katalog, 179) as Leo (?), Collection of prophetic quotations on the divine nature of Christ (ff. 33v-34r, 38r-40r: ἔρανος καὶ ἐκλογὴ ἐκ διαφόρων βίβλων καὶ προφητειῶν φιλοπόνως ἐρανισθεῖσα παρ᾽ἐμοῦ τοῦ οὐδαμινοῦ Λέοντος ὅσα περὶ Χριστοῦ γέγραπται ὅτι Θεὸς ὁ Χριστός). 9. Anonymous poem in political verses on the birth of Christ (ff. 35r-37v: ἕτεροι στίψοι πολιτικοὶ σχεδιασθέντες εἰς τὴν ἁγίαν τοῦ Χριστοῦ γέννησιν). 10. Final prayer for the Sunday liturgy during Lent (f. 40r-v: εὐχὴ ὀπισθάμβονος λεγομένης τὰς κυρικὰς τῆς ἁγίας τεσσαρακοστῆς). 11. Anastasios I, patriarch of Antioch, Expositio fidei orthodoxae (ff. 41r-42r: Ἀναστασίου πατριάρχου Θεουπόλεως καὶ Κυρίλλου Ἀλεξανδρείας ἔκθεσις σύντομος τῆς ὀρθοδόξου πίστεως). F. 42v is left blank. 12. Dialogue of the monk Euthymios with a Saracen philosopher (ff. 43r-48v: διάλεξις εὐθυμίου μοναχοῦ καὶ σαρακινοῦ φιλοσόφου περὶ πίστεως γενομένη ἐν τῇ πόλει Μελειτινῇ). Ff. 48/1-48/7 are left blank. 13. Manuel II Palaiologos, Praecepta educationis regiae (ff. 48r-59v: βασιλεὺς βασιλεῖ· Μανουὴλ Ἰωάννῃ… ἑκατὸν κεφάλαια). Of the same author, f. 60r-61r κεφάλαια κατανυκτικά. 61/1-61/2 are left blank. 14. Anonymous text about the progymnasmata, no title in the ms (cf. Hunger and Lackner, Katalog, 180; ff. 62r-65v: f. 62v κοινὸς τόπος κατὰ τυράννου; f. 63r, intitulatio in the upper margin γνώμη; f. 64v ἐγκώμιον). 15. Excerpta from Dionysios Areopagites (cf. Hunger and Lackner, Katalog, 180; ff. 66r-v: διονυσίου ἐκ τῶν ἐρωτικῶν ὕμνων). 66/1 is left blank; 66/2r-v just two strips of blank paper are left from a cut folium (15 mm). 16. Anonymous homily addressed to the synodos endemousa of the Patriarchate of Constantinople (cf. Hunger and Lackner, Katalog, 181; ff. 67r-68v, no title but long address to the patriarch). f. 69r-70r: diagram or schematic representation of the parts of the soul, and of virtues and vices (cf. Hunger and Lackner, Katalog, 181). 70v and 70/1 are left blank. 17. Fragments of catena to Psalm 103, 1-26 (ff. 70r-94r); no title, text of the Psalm followed and intermixed with commentaries; incipit: εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν κύριον.

Tthis miscellaneous book contains the following works: 1. astrologikon attributed to Maximos Planudes (ff. 1-4: ἀκολυθία ἀπασ τῶν ὑελίων ἐκτεθεῖσα παρὰ τοῦ λογιωτάτου καὶ σοφοτάτου κυ μαξίμου τοῦ πλανούδη; Pinakes: De urinis carmen) 2. Catonis disticha de moribus, Greek translation by Maximus Planudes and interlinear glosses (ff. 5-17: Κάτων ῥωμαῖος μετενεχθεὶς εἰς ἐλλενικὴ φωνὴ παρὰ τοῦ σωφωτάτου καὶ λογιωτάτου Μαξίμου μοναχοῦ τοῦ Πλανούδη) 3. Three canons attributed to John of Damascus (ff. 18-33: εἰς τὰ ἅγια θεοφανία, εἰς τὰ ἅγια φῶτα, εἰς τὴν ἅγιαν πεντηκοστὴν) with interlinear glosses and in the margins the paraphrase by Markos Eugenikos 4. Manuel Philes, metaphrasis of Psalms nos. 103, 3, 37, 62, 102, 50 (ff. 34-39; Pinakes: Psalterium versibus politicis redactum). f. 39ar-v is blank. 5. Anthology of letters attributed to Synesius, Isidore of Pelusion and Libanius, with interlinear glosses and commentary (ff. 40r-50vsup.) 6. Epictetus, Encheiridion, with interlinear glosses and commentary (ff. 50vinf.-65vsup.) 7. Libanius, selection of letters with interlinear glosses and commentary (ff. 65vinf.-79v: ἐπιστολαὶ Λιβανίου τοῦ σοφίστου) 8. So-called ‘second schedography’ – part 1 (ff. 80-124v: ἀρχῆ συν θῷ ἁγίῳ (?) τῶν λεγομένων δευτέρων σχεδαρίων) 9. Agapetus diaconus, Parenetic chapters to Justinian (Scheda regia), with commentary (ff. 125r-127v: ἔκθεσις κεφαλαίων παραινετῶν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Ἰουστινιανόν) 10. Confessio Theodosii iudaei sive de sacerdotio Christi (ff. 128r-133r) 11. Legend of Symeon the Priest (ff. 133r-135v; De hypapante, BHGa 1968m) 12. Series of short texts and extracts: various cryptographic alphabets (136r-v); text on the birth of the Virgin (137r-v); περὶ ἀρώστου. ψήφισμα κυροῦ Λέοντος τοῦ σοφοῦ (f. 137v, lower half of the page, and f. 138r) 13. John of Damascus, Expositio fidei II, 23 and 23b: περὶ ὑδάτων, περὶ πελαγῶν (ff. 139-140) 14. Notary acts, dated to the years 1363-1371 and referring to Constantinople (ff. 141-143) 15. On the interpretation of dreams according to the alphabet (ff. 144r-145v: ὀνειροκρίτης ἐκ μέρους: ἀρχὴ τοῦ α) 16. Letter of the sultan of Egypt (Melik Nasir) to the emperor Andronicus (i.e. Andronicus III Palaeologus (ff. 145v- 146v: Γράγει ὁ Σουλτάνος τῆς Αἰγύπτου πρὸς Ἀνδρόνικον τὸν βασιλέα) 17. Dialogue of Euthymius with a Saracen (ff. 147r-153r: διαλέξεις Εὐθύμιος μετὸν σαρακύνον) 18. Short pamphlet on the women and idolatrous behaviour of Solomon (f. 153r) 19. Ps.-Codinus, De officiis (ff. 153v-154r:† Ἀξιώματα τοῦ βασιλέως Γ ὄπερ εὐεργετῆ ὁ βασιλέυς : † δεσποτης σεβαστοκρατωρ…) 20. Divination spiral (f. 154r-v: πρὸς λύσσαν, i.e. furious madness, ἐκ τῶν γύρων; on f. 154v explanations de rabie) 21. Matthew (Blastares?) hieromonk, political verses for the city of Theodoros (ff. 155r-158r: διήγησις τῆς πόλεως Θεοδώρους στίχοι μαθταίου ἀτελοῦς καὶ ἐλαχίστου θύτου) 22. Table and list with the days and the hours of the week, and the associated divinities (ff. 158r-160r: ὅτι ἑπτὰ ἡμέραι ἐστίν τῆς εὐδομάδος· ἑπτὰ δὲ καὶ οἱ πλανήται… περὶ τῶν ὡρῶν τῆς εὐδομάδος) 23. Hymn to the resurrection of Christ (f. 160v) 24. Esoteric pamphlet on the peony (ff. 162r-164r: περὶ τῆς βοτάνης τῆς καλουμένης παιωνίας) 25. Instructions for magical operations (ff. 164r-165r) 26. Nicholas chartophylax, Method of divination based on biblical book (ff. 165v-167r: τοῦ σοφωτάτου καὶ μακατιωτάτου κυροῦ Νικολάου χαρτοφύλακος τῆς ἁγιωτάτης τοῦ θεοῦ μεγάλης ἐκκλησίας καὶ μητροπολίτου Θεσσαλονίκης μέθοδος τοῦ χρησμοῦ τοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἢ ἑτέρου τινὸς θείου βιβλίου) 27. Texts on magical subjects (ff. 167r-169v) 28. Table and magical and divinatory texts (ψῆφοι) on different subjects (ff. 170r-176r); to be used to determine the issue of an illness, in matters of life or death 29. Series of short learned texts, on geographical, etymological, metereological subjects (ff. 176v-181v) 30. † εἰς τὸ στῆσαι αἶμα and instruction on signs to be written – signa magica follow 31. Magical and medical instructions, apparently concerning plants (183r-v) 32. Texts on medical, astrological and divinatory subjects (f. 184r-188r) with the presence of tables (astrological, numerological: kanonion of Hermes Trimegistos, kanonion of Petosyris) 33. Series of recipes / alchemic texts (f. 188r-193v) 34. Political verses on the crucifixion of the Lord (93av)

This miscellaneous book contains the following works: 1. Gregory of Nissa, Dialogus de anima et resurrectione (τοῦ ὁσίου πατρὸς ἡμῶν Γρηγορίου ἐπισκόπου Νύσσης περὶ ψυχῆς ἀνθρώπου, ὁ λεγόμενος λόγος τὰ μακρίνια , f. 1r-85r). At f. 111v- 113r some blank space is found, then writing resumes. According to Feron et Battaglini (Codices manuscripti ottoboniani Bibliothecae Vaticanae, Città del Vaticano 1893, p. 174) the text of Anastasius Sinaita ends, then follow some excerpta on the soul, the state of body and soul during sleeping... Different texts/extracts are apparently separated by blank spaces (see f. 112v) and each extract begins with a red initial. 2. Anastasius Sinaita, Homiliae de creatione hominis – extracts (ἀναστασίου πρεσβυτέρου ἐν τῷ Σινᾶ ὄρει περὶ τοῦ κατ᾽εἰκόνα καὶ καθ᾽ὁμοίωσιν τῆς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὑπὸ θεοῦ κατασκευῆς, f. 86r-113r). 3. Donatio Constantini Syluestro papa [BHG 1634e-1634eb] (τὸ παρὰ τοῦ ἰσαποστόλου ἁγίου Κωνσταντίνου γεγονὸς ἔγγραφον θέσπισμα πρὸς τὸν ἅγιον σίλβεστρον τὸν τότε πάπαν τῆς ρώμης, f. 113r-119r). 4. Commentary and exegesis of the Song of Songs by Solomon (ἆσμα ἀσμάτων ὧ ἐστί τῷ σολομόντι, f. 119r-141v). According to Santo Lucà (“La fine inedita del comment di Nilo d’Ancira al Cantico dei Cantici”, Augustinianum 22/3 [1982], 365-403) the author (not mentioned in the manuscript title) is the monk Nilus of Ancyra (4th-5th c.) 5. John Chrysostom, De incomprehensibili natura Dei homiliae [CPG 4318, Aldama 245] (τοῦ χρυσοστόμου, περὶ τοῦ ἀκαταλήπτον εἶναι τὴν θείαν φύσιν ἐκ τῆς βίβλου τῆς περιεχούσης τοὺς περὶ ἀκαταλήπτου λόγους, f. 142r-146v). 6. Gregory of Nyssa, Testimonia adversus Iudaeos [CPG 3221] (τίτολος ι᾽ κατὰ ἑβραίων ἐκ τῆς λεγομένης εἶναι τοῦ Νήσσης βίβλου τῆς προσαγορευμένης θεογνωσίας…, f. 146v-162v). 7. Dialogue on the Faith of the Monk Euthymius with a Saracen Philosoper in the City of Melitene (διάλλεξις τοῦ ὁσίου πατρὸς ἡμῶν εὐθυμίου τοῦ μεγάλου κατὰ σαρακινοῦ φιλοσόφου περὶ πίστεως γενομένη ἐν τῇ πόλει μελιτηνῆς, f. 163r-176r). 8. Index apostolorum ex Hyppolito et Dorotheo, that is, series of short notices devoted to each one of the apostles (ἱππολύτου ἐπισκόπου ῥώμης καὶ δωροθέου ἐπισκόπου τύρου καὶ ἱερομάρτυρος περὶ τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ κυ…, f. 176v-179r). According to Pinakes, the ff. 142-162 (nos. 5-6) are drawn from the Panoplia dogmatica by Euthymius Zigabenus, ed. J.P. Migne, Patrologia graeca, vols. 128-131: see also RAP G11348 (https://apps.unive.it/project/rap/visualizza/g11348)