Lover of Manuscripts

I decided to change my screen name today from Neopuritan, which no longer reflects my theological interests or orientation, to Philaskolia, which is a composite word meaning "lover of manuscripts." And not just any manuscripts, but manuscripts which began as early medieval commentaries (9th century), and made their way via scribes onto the margins of later manuscripts. An example of what I mean is to the left. The text is on the right side of the manuscript, and the scholia, which is all the smaller writing, takes up the rest of the page. Scholia can also be referred to as marginalia.

So why did I choose this name. Well, "Bibliophile" seemed a bit prosaic. I am also a collector of manuscripts, and love marginalia, so this fits me to a tee. One of my favorite printed "scholias" is a page from a 16th century edition of Calvin's Commentary on the Psalms. It has the Hebrew text in the right hand corner, and Calvin's Latin gloss underneath and around it. "Philaskolia" means then, one who loves books, manuscripts, arcana, marginalia, and the interplay between one scholar and another. I think it beats Neopuritan hands down.