Introduction to MS Codex 216
1) Evangelia et Epistolae Dominicorum Fesorumque dierum, eo quo in templis legi ordine conseuerunt. 1564. Print.
A Greek lectionary, comprised of passages from the gospel and epistles which are organized as readings for specific days in the liturgical calendar.
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2) Sermons. Late 16th-17th century. Manuscript.
A series of handwritten sermons and notes for sermons.
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The manuscript pages are octavo and slightly larger in the book, while the print pages and quarto and slightly smaller. They are interleaved with the print pages, mostly one-to-one but not always holding this pattern. There are also notes written on some of the print pages, and some blank leaves scattered throughout the book. The writing on the manuscript leaves continues right into the gutter, so would have been impossible to write if the leaves were already bound.
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Question: Why were the manuscript leaves interleaved with the print book?