Minuscule 456
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Minuscule 456 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 52 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 10th century.[1] Formerly it was labelled by 86a, 96p, and 75r.[2]
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Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 244 parchment leaves (19 cm by 14.1 cm). Written in two columns per page, in 32 lines per page.[1] Letters written above lines. It contains Prolegomena, tables of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, lectionary markings, subscriptions, and στιχοι. The last leaf of the Book of Revelation was added in the 16th century.[3]
The order of books: Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, and Book of Revelation.[3]
History
The manuscript was examined by Birch, Scholz, Biscioni, and Gregory.[3] It was slightly collated by Scholz.[2] Hoskier collated text of the Apocalypse.
It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library (Plutei IV. 30) in Florence.[1]
See also
References
- 1. Aland, K.; M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 74. ISBN 3110119862.
- 2. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 291.
- 3. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 271.
Further reading
- Biscioni, Bibliothecae Mediceo-Laurentianae catalogus, Florence 1752, vol. 2, 70.
- Hoskier, Concerning the Text of the Apocalypse: Collation of All Existing Available Greek Documents with the Standard Text of Stephen’s Third Edition Together with the Testimony of Versions, Commentaries and Fathers. vol. 1 (London: Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 1929), pp. 240-245.
