Minuscule 476
From Textus Receptus
Minuscule 476 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 1126 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th century.
Scrivener labelled it by number 566.
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Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospels on 218 parchment leaves (size ), with only one lacunae (John 11:18-41). Written in one column per page, 27 lines per page. It contains Epistula ad Carpianum, Eusebian tables, tables of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections (Mark 236 - 16:15), Eusebian Canons, lectionary markings, Synaxarion, Menologion, and pictures.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
It belongs to the textual family K1.
History
The manuscript was brought from the East to England by Thomas Earl of Arundel in 1646. Henry Howard, Evelyn's Duke of Norfolk, presented it to the Royal Society. It was transferred in 1831 to the British Museum.<ref name = Scrivener/>
The manuscript was examined and collated by Scrivener, who published its text in 1852.<ref name = Gregory/> The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener.
It is currently housed at the British Library (Arundel 574) in London.<ref name = Aland/>
See also
References
Further reading
- F. H. A. Scrivener, A Full and Exact Collation of About 20 Greek Manuscripts of the Holy Gospels (Cambridge and London, 1852), p. XXXVIII. (as h)
External links
- Minuscule 476 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
