A Note on the Codex Angus and Its Use

Journal: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Year: 2025
Status: Published
Columns: No
Pages: first view
Abstract

The Codex Angus (Add.Ms. 40 in the University of Sydney Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections) is a Byzantine Gospel lectionary meant for liturgical use. The findings presented here corroborate this catalogue description. There is ample evidence of its heavy use, which indicates a public not a private setting. After a brief description of the manuscript, particularities of its content and appearance are discussed, all of which pointing to a small rural community, in Northern Greece, as its original owner and user. Together with introducing the codex, this article casts light on the Christian community that might have used it.