I’m interested in the transmission of Greek tragedy and the field of paleography, and I was reading about how codexes from the Middle Ages have been reproduced in book form. I’ve done some searching on the internet and haven’t had too much luck in finding any. I see codexes that are Bible related, but as I mentioned I am looking for those that relate to Greek drama.
Some that I’ve been seeking in facsimile form are:
Mediceus Laurentianus 32.9 and 32.2
Palimpsest Codex no. 36
Manuscript G
Bibliotheca Nazionale II, F.31
Does anyone know where these can be found and if they are available at a reasonable price? (The ones relating to the OT and NT are relatively plentiful and inexpensive.) Thanks in advance.
I don’t know about these particular manuscripts, but I think most MS facsimiles tend to be very expensive and difficult to buy. We used some various medieval MS in some literature seminars, and they were usually in the possession of the rare books department of the library. Also, not all MS have had facsimiles made of them, so it could be tough to find these. For a Latin class I looked at a volume from the series “Codices graeci et latini photographice depicti,” so I’m guessing what you want would be in that series (seemingly produced around 1900, although I see there have been some reprints decades later).