Codex Vaticanus Graecus 64, is a Greek manuscript written on parchment, housed at the
Vatican Library
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. It is written on 289 leaves (318 by 205 mm). It was written in
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...
about the year 1270.
The manuscript contains 35 letters, known as Socratic Letters, dated to the 2nd or 3rd century, and written by several authors.
The text of the manuscript was published in 1637 by
Leone Allacci
Leo Allatius (Greek: Λέων Αλλάτιος, ''Leon Allatios'', Λιωνής Αλάτζης, ''Lionis Allatzis''; Italian: ''Leone Allacci, Allacio''; Latin: ''Leo Allatius, Allacius''; c. 1586 – January 19, 1669) was a Greek scholar, theolog ...
.
References
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Johannes Sykutris
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...
: ''Die handschriftliche Überlieferung der Sokratikerbriefe'', in: ''Philologische Wochenschrift'' 48 (1928), pp. 1284–1295
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13th-century manuscripts
Manuscripts of the Vatican Library