Minuscule 229
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Minuscule 229 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1206 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Dated by a colophon to the 1140 century.[1]
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Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels with two lacunae (Mark 16:16-20; John 1:1-11), on 297 parchment leaves (size 14.2 cm by 11 cm).[1] Written in one column per page, 21 lines per page.[1] It contains pictures and subscriptions.[2] Subscriptions were inserted in the 14th century.[3]
History
The manuscript was written by Basilius, a notary from Argyropolis.[3]
It was described by D. G. Moldenhawer, who collated it about 1783 for Birch.[2]
It is currently housed at the Escurial (Cod. Escurialensis, X. IV. 21).[1]
See also
References
- 1.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.
- 2. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 222.
- 3. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 169.
Further reading
External links
- Minuscule 229 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
- Wikipedia Article on Minuscule 229
