Minuscule 141
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The leaves are arranged in quaternions, but separately numbered for each volume.<sup>[2]</sup> | The leaves are arranged in quaternions, but separately numbered for each volume.<sup>[2]</sup> | ||
| - | The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι (''titles'') at the top of the pages.<sup>[2]</sup> | + | The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι (''titles'') at the top of the pages.<sup>[3]</sup> |
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| + | It contains lists of the κεφαλαια (''tables of contents'') before each book, lectionary equipment at the margin, αναγνωσεις (''lessons'') at the margin, [[Synaxarion|synaxaria]], pictures, [[Menologion]], subscriptions at the end of each book, [[Stichometry|stichoi]], and the [[Euthalian Apparatus]].<sup>[3]</sup><sup>[2]</sup> | ||
== Text == | == Text == | ||
| - | + | The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the [[Byzantine text-type]]. [[Hermann von Soden]] classified it to the textual family [[Family Kr|K<sup>r</sup>]].<sup>[4]</sup> [[Kurt Aland|Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category V|Category V]].<sup>[5]</sup> According to the [[Claremont Profile Method]] it belongs to the textual family [[Family Kr|K<sup>r</sup>]] in Luke 1 and 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. It belongs to subgroup [[Minuscule 35|35]].<sup>[4]</sup> | |
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== History == | == History == | ||
| - | It was examined and described by [[Andreas Birch|Birch]] (about 1782), [[Johann Martin Augustin Scholz|Scholz]], Gregory (in 1886),<sup>[ | + | It was examined and described by [[Andreas Birch|Birch]] (about [[1782 AD|1782]]), [[Johann Martin Augustin Scholz|Scholz]], Gregory (in [[1886 AD|1886]]),<sup>[3]</sup> and [[Herman C. Hoskier]], who collated its text only in the Apocalypse. |
It is currently housed at the [[Vatican Library]] (Vat. gr. 1160), at [[Rome]].<sup>[1]</sup> | It is currently housed at the [[Vatican Library]] (Vat. gr. 1160), at [[Rome]].<sup>[1]</sup> | ||
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* 2. [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener|F. H. A. Scrivener]], "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), vol. 1, p. 213. | * 2. [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener|F. H. A. Scrivener]], "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), vol. 1, p. 213. | ||
* 3. [[Caspar René Gregory|C. R. Gregory]], "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 157. | * 3. [[Caspar René Gregory|C. R. Gregory]], "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 157. | ||
| - | * 4. [[Kurt Aland]], and Barbara Aland, "The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism", transl. Erroll F. Rhodes, [[William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company]], Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995, p. 138 | + | * 4. F. Wisse, The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence, William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1982, p. 92. |
| - | + | * 5. [[Kurt Aland]], and Barbara Aland, "The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism", transl. Erroll F. Rhodes, [[William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company]], Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995, p. 138. | |
== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
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Minuscule 141 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 408 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[1] The manuscript has complex contents.
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Description
The codex contains the entire of the New Testament (Gospels, Acts, Catholic, Pauline epistles, Revelation) on 400 parchment leaves (size 23.4 cm by 16.7 cm), they are split in two volumes.[1] The text is written in one column per page, 26 lines per page.[1] The leaves are arranged in quaternions, but separately numbered for each volume.[2]
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.[3]
It contains lists of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each book, lectionary equipment at the margin, αναγνωσεις (lessons) at the margin, synaxaria, pictures, Menologion, subscriptions at the end of each book, stichoi, and the Euthalian Apparatus.[3][2]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr.[4] Aland placed it in Category V.[5] According to the Claremont Profile Method it belongs to the textual family Kr in Luke 1 and 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. It belongs to subgroup 35.[4]
History
It was examined and described by Birch (about 1782), Scholz, Gregory (in 1886),[3] and Herman C. Hoskier, who collated its text only in the Apocalypse.
It is currently housed at the Vatican Library (Vat. gr. 1160), at Rome.[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. 55.
- 2. F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), vol. 1, p. 213.
- 3. C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 157.
- 4. F. Wisse, The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence, William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1982, p. 92.
- 5. Kurt Aland, and Barbara Aland, "The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism", transl. Erroll F. Rhodes, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995, p. 138.
Further reading
- Herman C. Hoskier, "Manuscripts of the Apocalypse - Recent Investigations V", BJRL vol. 8, pt2 (1924), pp. 16-17.
- Herman C. Hoskier, "Concerning the Text of the Apocalypse" (London, 1929).
External links
- Minuscule 141 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
- Wikipedia Article on Minuscule 141
