Il codice Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana B 75 sup. (gr. 104) e l’evoluzione della scrittura di Giovanni Scutariota

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The author deals with one of the most prolific scribes of the 15th century, namely Johannes Scutariotes, whose manuscripts range in date from 1442 to 1493/94. The codices that Scutariotes produced at the very beginning of his career are easily recognizable as well as those of the last years, the handwriting of which is manifestly that of an old and ill man. The parchment manuscripts that Scutariotes copied in large numbers from the fifties to the eighties are quite difficult to date exclusively on palaeographical grounds. Therefore the author argues that, to establish a correct chronological ordering of his enormous production, use of the methodologies of the philologists, combined with those of codicologists, is to be recomended. From this perspective the author focuses on the case study of the parchment manuscripts Ambros., B 75 sup. and Sen. I.IX.3 (Theocritus and Hesiodus).

In September 2008, the seventh edition of the International Colloquium of Greek Palaeography (Madrid-Salamanca, 15-20 September 2008) celebrated the 300th anniversary of the Palaeographia Graeca, the pioneer work of the Benedictine Bernard de Montfaucon that established the fundamentals of the discipline. Papers by renowned specialists in the field contributed to the methodology of study and to our knowledge of Greek manuscripts, and opened new perspectives for the study of the Greek manuscripts preserved mostly in European libraries, taking into account new methodological approaches, the possibilities of online resources and the results of ongoing research projects.

The Proceedings published here include contributions by specialists from over ten different countries, dealing with palaeographical issues such as ancient capital and lower-case lettering, writing and books in the Macedonian, Comnenian and Palaeologan periods, and Greek scribes and ateliers in the Renaissance (especially in manuscripts from the Iberian Peninsula). Many contributors also take a codicological approach and consider the material aspects of the codex, as well as other new research techniques. Finally, some papers deal with the book as object and how this relates to its content, as well as with the history of texts.

The International Colloquia of Greek Palaeography are organized by the International Committee of Greek Palaeography, presided by Prof. Dieter Harlfinger. The seventh edition payed tribute to the memory of the late Jean Irigoin, who died in 2006.