Minuscule 171
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Minuscule 171 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 407 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[2] It has complex contents and full marginalia.
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 254 thick parchment leaves (size 14.4 cm by 10.9 cm).[2] It is written in one column per page, in 20 lines per page (size of column 8.5 by 6.5 cm).[2] The text is written in black ink, the capital letters in red.[3] It is ornamented with silver.
The text is divided according to the Script error: No such module "Lang". (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their Script error: No such module "Lang". (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (Mark 236 - 16:12), with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers).[3]
It contains prolegomena, tables of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, Script error: No such module "Lang". (lessons), and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.[3][4]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[5] According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents cluster Π171 in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.[6]
History
The manuscript was once in the property of Achilles Statius, as also was minuscule 169.[4] It was examined by Bianchini, Birch (about 1782), and Scholz. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[3]
It is currently housed at the Biblioteca Vallicelliana (C. 73.2), at Rome.[2]
See also
References
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- ↑ a b c d K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 57.
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Further reading
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