Minuscule 231

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Minuscule 231 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1207 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[2]

Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels, on 181 parchment leaves (size 21.5 cm by 15.5 cm).[2] The leaves are arranged in quarto (four leaves in quire).[3] The text is written in one column per page, 29 lines per page.[2]

It contains the Eusebian tables, tables of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, synaxaria, Menologion, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, with numbers of Script error: No such module "Lang"..[4]

There are some marginal glosses made by a later hand, and a Latin version of parts of Matthew (between lines of Greek text). The text of the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) was marked by an obelus by a later hand.[5]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx.[6] Aland placed it in Category V.[7]

According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.[6]

History

The manuscript was described by Daniel Gotthilf Moldenhawer, who collated it about 1783 for Andreas Birch (Esc. 10).[5] It was briefly described by Emmanuel Miller in 1848.[3]

It is currently housed at the Escurial (Cod. Escurialensis, y. III. 6).[2]

See also

References

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  2. 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. 60.
  3. a b Emmanuel Miller, Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la bibliothèque de l'Escurial (Paris 1848), p. 281.
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