Minuscule 409

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Minuscule 409 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 424 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 14th century.[1]

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Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 210 parchment leaves (21 cm by 14.6 cm). Written in one column per page, in 29 lines per page.[1] The writing very rough, the stops being mostly red crosses.[2] It contains Epistula ad Carpianum, the Eusebian tables, Prolegomena, tables of κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, κεφαλαια, Ammonian Sections, Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions, and stichoi. The Eusebian Canons absent.[3]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4]

The text contains many errors and rare readings.[5]

History

Wiedmann and J. G. J. Braun collated portions of the manuscript for Scholz (1794-1852).[2] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.[6]

The manuscript is currently housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I. 15) in Venice.[1]

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