Here we note that Uspensky in his books about the 1845 and 1850 visits (published in 1856 and 1857) did NOT refer to seeing the first part of Hermas.
If Uspensky had only seen the first section of Hermas, it would be an important evidence for the Sinaiticus defenders.
It would mean that as of 1845, that section was already in the "New Finds".
And similarly, the fact that Uspensky simply refers to the book is strong evidence that the later part of Hermas did not get into the New Finds till later, probably during an 1859 clean-up and cover-up.
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Первое путешествие в Синайский Монастыŕ в 1845 году (1856)
Архимандрита Порфиря Успенскаго
https://books.google.com/books?id=hIlCAAAAcAAJ
https://books.google.com/books?id=hIlCAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA225 (text in white parchment thread)
1856 book on 1840 visit
The best Greek manuscripts are stored in the priors’ cells. There are only four of them, but they are very precious for their antiquity, rarity and handwriting features, for their content, for the elegance of the beautiful faces of the saints and entertaining drawings and paintings.
The first manuscript, containing the Old Testament which was incomplete* and
the entire New Testament with the epistle of St. Barnabas and the book of Hermas, was written on the finest white parchment in the fourth part of a long and a wide sheet. The letters in them are quite similar to the Church Slavonic. The setting of the letters is straight and solid. Above the words, there are no aspirations and accents and utterances are not separated by any punctuation marks, except for the points. All the sacred texts were written in four and two columns in a stichometry way and so together as if one long utterance stretches from point to point**. Such a formulation of letters without grammatical prosody (versification), and the way of the writing of the sacred text,
invented by the Alexandrian deacon Euthalius about 446 AD, and soon abandoned due to the many gaps between the columns on the expensive parchment, prove that this manuscript was published in the fifth century. It is notable in many ways. It comprises: a special order of the sacred books,
intelligible presentation of Psalms and the Song of Solomon, many different readings on the margins of the New Testament texts, and the particular dialect. The historical part of the Old Testament books finishes with the books of Tobit, Judith, and the Maccabees, which are followed by Prophecies, and after them the Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, the wisdom of Solomon, and the Book of Sirach, and Job. Further begins the New Testament itself without a preamble. First are written the Gospel of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, then the Epistles of Apostle Paul to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, two to the Thessalonians and to the Hebrews, then his epistles to Timothy, to Titus two, and to Philemon; they are followed by the Acts of the Apostles, all the Council Epistles in our order and the Apocalypse; and at the end are placed:
the epistle of the Apostle Barnabas and the book of Hermas called Ποιμὴν, i.e. "Shepherd"..
In the Psalter, the second psalm is connected to the first, and very often one encounters the word of Dafadz, written on a special line in red ink, for example:
*Except for the books of Tobit, Judith and Maccabees, were lost all other historical descriptions and prophecy of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea and Amos.
**See images between Syn. types
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The first manuscript, containing the Old Testament which was incomplete and
the entire New Testament with the epistle of St. Barnabas and the book of Hermas, was written on the finest white parchment in the fourth part of a long and a wide sheet.
She is remarkable in many respects. It reveals: a special order of the holy books, an
intelligible presentation of the Psalter and Song of Songs, many different readings in the margins of the New Testament text, and a special
adverb. The historical part of the Old Testament ends with the books of Tobit, Judith, and Maccabees; then follow the Prophecies, and after them the Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, the Wisdom of Solomon, and the books of Sirach and
Gov. Then the New Testament begins directly without any preface. First, the Gospels were written, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, then the epistles of the Apostle Paul to the Romans, to the Corinthians two, to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippise, Colossae, to Thessalonians two, and to the Hebrews, then his epistles to Timothy, to Titus two, and to Philemon; they are followed by the Acts of the Apostles, all the Council Epistles in our order and the Apocalypse; and at the end are placed:
the epistle of the Apostle Barnabas and the book of Hermas under the title Sings, i.e., The Shepherd. In the Psalter, the second psalm is connected to the first, and very often one encounters the word of Dafadz, written on a special line in red ink, for example:
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Первая рукопись, содержащая Ветхий Завет неполный и весь Новый Завет с посланием ап. Варнавы и книгой Ермы, писана на тончайшем
белом пергаменте.
[Page 225] Самые лучшие рукописи греческие хранятся в настоятельских келлиях. Их только четыре; но они весьма драгоценны по своей
древности, редкости и особенности почерков, по содержанию своему, по изяществу живописных ликов святых и по занимательности чертежей и рисунков. Первая рукопись, содержащая Ветхий Завет неполный
88 и весь Новый Завет с посланием апостола Варнавы и книгой Ермы, писана на тончайшем белом пергамине в четвертую долю длинного и широкого листа. Буквы в ней совершенно похожи на церковно-славянские. Постановка их – прямая и сплошная. Над словами нет придыханий и ударений, а речения не отделяются никакими знаками правописания, кроме точек. Весь священный текст
She is remarkable in many ways. In it are seen: a special order of the sacred books, an intelligible presentation of the Psalter and the Song of Songs, many different readings in the margins of the New Testament text, and a special dialect. The historical part of the Old Testament ended with the books of Tobit, Judith and Maccabees; then come the Prophecies, and then the Psalter, the Proverbs, the Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, the Wisdom of Solomon, and the books of Sirach and Job. Then the New Testament begins directly without any preface. First, the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were written, then the Epistles of the Apostle Paul to the Romans, to the two Corinthians, to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippiseians, Colossians, to the Thessalonica two and to the Jews, then his Epistles to Timothy,
[Page 227] to Titus two and to Philemon; they are followed by the Acts of the Apostles, all the Epistles in our order, and the Apocalypse; and at the end are placed:
the Epistle of the Apostle Barnabas and the book of Hermas called Ποιμὴν, i.e. "Shepherd".
[Page 225, Footnote 88]: In addition to the books of Tobit, Judith, and Maccabees, all other historical writings and prophecies of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, and Amos have been lost.
