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Introduction xxi<br />

Libraiy for <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> English editors. Of <strong>the</strong> remaining MSS<br />

I have directly examined twenty-two, i. e. g^gmqtu, abfkiklno,<br />

and suvwy-fi-fi.<br />

Of <strong>the</strong>se I photographed thirteen, i. e. g^gmqtu,<br />

fhikliio. Five o<strong>the</strong>rs, i. e. ahy-^a^h, I had no need to photograph,<br />

as <strong>the</strong> owners <strong>of</strong> ^a-fi most kindly put <strong>the</strong>se MSS. at my service<br />

for <strong>the</strong> space <strong>of</strong> two years, while aby were always at hand for<br />

consultation in <strong>the</strong> Bodleian, to which y had been lent for that<br />

purpose by <strong>the</strong> Munich Library. Of <strong>the</strong> Abbadian MSS. rsvw<br />

I made collations on a number <strong>of</strong> test passages while at Abbadia.<br />

These readings are appended in foot-notes on <strong>the</strong>se MSS. in <strong>the</strong><br />

following list, and are sufficient to show <strong>the</strong> affinities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />

MSS. amongst MSS. <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> second class. Finally, as regards<br />

cdex I have used Dillmann's collation <strong>of</strong> cde and a photograph<br />

<strong>of</strong> X which I procured from <strong>the</strong> Vatican. Thus for <strong>the</strong> construc-<br />

tion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> present text I have had at my service photographs<br />

<strong>of</strong> fourteen MSS. g^^^m qiii, <strong>the</strong> constant use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> five MSS.<br />

aby^a ^j, Dillmann^s collations <strong>of</strong> e d e, Flemming's collation <strong>of</strong> p<br />

(which I have used sparingly)—in all twenty-three MSS. Four<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r MSS. rsvw I have collated sufficiently to determine <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

character. Of <strong>the</strong> remaining MS. z (for ^z may be ignored as<br />

a transcript <strong>of</strong> b) it is enough that we have Flemming's assiirance<br />

that it is closely related to abcde.<br />

The division <strong>of</strong> Enoch into chapters was made apparently in<br />

<strong>the</strong> sixteenth century. The division into 108 chapters was made<br />

by Dillmann without MSS. authority, but as it has been followed<br />

by all subsequent scholars it is here adopted for <strong>the</strong> sake <strong>of</strong> con-<br />

venience. The above division is indeed found in one MS., i. e.<br />

h, but this MS. was unknown to Dillmann when he made his<br />

text. Moreover, <strong>the</strong> chapters in h vary frequently in length<br />

from those in Dillmann's text.<br />

§ 8. Ethiopic MSS.<br />

The full list <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> MSS. is as follows :—<br />

a. Bodley, No. 4. Large quarto. 40 foil. 3 cols. 105 chapters.<br />

Latter half <strong>of</strong> 18th cent. Enoch only.^<br />

' Laurence issued a transcript <strong>of</strong> this MS. in 1838-.

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