Minuscule 408

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Minuscule 408 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 231 (in Soden's numbering),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[2] It has marginalia.

Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 261 parchment leaves (23 cm by 20 cm). The text is written in one column per page, in 22 lines per page.[2] Text of Matthew 1:1-13 was added by a later hand.[3]

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) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 234 Sections), whose numbers are given at the margin with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers).[3]

It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, tables of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (tables of contents) before each Gospel, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, numbers of stichoi, and pictures.[3] Synaxarion and Menologion were added on paper.[3]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family K1.[4] Aland placed it in Category V.[5]

According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.[4]

History

Formerly the manuscript was held in the Chrysostomus monastery, near Jordan, as stated in a note of the original scribe.[3] Wiedmann and J. G. J. Braun collated portions of the manuscript for Scholz (1794–1852).[6] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.[7] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[3]

The manuscript is currently housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I. 14) in Venice.[2]

See also

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