Codex Hierosolymitanus
11th-century Greek manuscript
Codex Hierosolymitanus (also called the Bryennios manuscript or the Jerusalem Codex, often designated simply "H" in scholarly discourse) is an 11th-century (1056) Greek manuscript. It contains copies of a number of early Christian texts including the only complete edition of the Didache. It was written by an otherwise unknown scribe named Leo, who dated it 1056.
Physical description & Paleography
The Codex Hierosolymitanus is a parchment manuscript produced in the small quarto format, a compact book structure prevalent in the Middle Byzantine period. The manuscript consists of 123 folios(leaves), which makes up for a total of 246 pages of text. The text is written in a single column layout, maintaining a consistent density of approximately 25 to 28 lines per page throughout the entire manuscript. The manuscript is made out of parchment, which shows standard wear, aging and minor discoloration consistent with its 11th century origin. The structural integrity of the leaves remains largely intact.
The paleographical style of the codex is a prime example of 11th century Greek minuscule script. Written in a dark brown to black ink, the writing is a fluent, neat and compact cursive minuscule characteristic of monastic scribes of the era.
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The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as 11th-century Greek manuscript. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2724904. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1056.
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