/ en /tale-two-iliads-oxford-new-college-298-and-trinity-college-dublin-922 A Tale of Two Iliads: Oxford ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ 298 and Trinity ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Dublin 922 Mateu Portells Watson Issue number (2023): 20 Notes category Library Manuscripts Library Manuscript MS 298 Homer Trinity ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library, Dublin John Tzetzes

Of all the ancient texts that have shaped history, the Iliad is among the most widely read, copied, and studied. Whilst the broad impact of the Iliad across macroscopic physical and temporal spaces is well-documented, the propagation of the texts themselves may offer cultural and historical insights on a more microscopic scale, where individual scholars can be found leaving their mark on history and our understanding of Homeric work. This is a tale of two Iliads, Trinity ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Dublin MS 922 and Oxford ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ MS 298.

 

Trinity ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library, Dublin, MS 922, f. 31v [detail]
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Trinity ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library, Dublin

20NCN1 (2023) Portells Watson on A Tale of Two Iliads.pdf464.77 KB ]]> Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:42:21 +0000 Christopher 2919 at /node/2339 ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ MS 298: A Story of the Manuscript Alberto Ravani Issue number (2021): 16 Notes category Library Manuscript MS 298 Homer John Tzetzes

What is now kept in a protective blue box in ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library, at shelfmark MS 298, is actually two manuscripts in one, plus later additions—one, written at the beginning of the 13th century which contained the Iliad, and another, written a century later with Homeric exegetical material. At some point in the 15th century, a group of—at least two—scribes decided to merge the manuscripts.

 

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library, Oxford, MS 298, f. 110r [detail]

 

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library and Archives, Oxford

16NCN2 (2021) Ravani on MS 298.pdf991.7 KB ]]> Sun, 26 Dec 2021 20:47:16 +0000 Christopher 2339 at