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Manuscripts

Bibliothèque nationale de France, ms. grec 2450. 14th century. Paris.

Bibliothèque nationale de France, ms. grec 2459. 16th century. Paris.

Trinity College Cambridge, MS O.5.16. 17th century. Cambridge.