Minuscule 120
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Minuscule 120 ε 1202 (Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 12th or 13th century. It has complex contents with some marginalia
.
s of Matthew, Luke, John on 183 (177 + 6) parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 30 lines per page (size of text 12 by 8 cm). The large initial letters in gold, the ink is black.
The leaves 40-67 with Gospel of Mark were lost.
The text of the Gospels is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and τιτλοι (titles of chapters) of these κεφαλαια are inserted at the top of the pages. The text has also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections
. It has no references to the Eusebian Canons.
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to Gregory textually it is very close to the codex 119
.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx
in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
It belongs to the textual cluster 17
along with manuscripts 30
, 70
, 287
, 288
, and 880.
in his Editio Regia
and was designed by him as ιδ'.
The manuscript was examined and described by Griesbach
and Paulin Martin
. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885 and 1891.
It is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(Gr. 185), at Paris
.
Greek language
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minuscule manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
it has been assigned to the 12th or 13th century. It has complex contents with some marginalia
Marginalia
Marginalia are scribbles, comments, and illuminations in the margins of a book.- Biblical manuscripts :Biblical manuscripts have liturgical notes at the margin, for liturgical use. Numbers of texts' divisions are given at the margin...
.
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the GospelGospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
s of Matthew, Luke, John on 183 (177 + 6) parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 30 lines per page (size of text 12 by 8 cm). The large initial letters in gold, the ink is black.
The leaves 40-67 with Gospel of Mark were lost.
The text of the Gospels is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and τιτλοι (titles of chapters) of these κεφαλαια are inserted at the top of the pages. The text has also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections
Ammonian Sections
Eusebian canons or Eusebian sections, also known as Ammonian Sections, are the system of dividing the four Gospels used between late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The divisions into chapters and verses used in modern texts date only from the 13th and 16th centuries, respectively...
. It has no references to the Eusebian Canons.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-typeByzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts. It is the form found in the largest number of surviving manuscripts, though not in the oldest...
. Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
placed it in Category V.
According to Gregory textually it is very close to the codex 119
Minuscule 119
Minuscule 119 , ε 1290 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. It has complex contents with marginalia.- Description :...
.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx
Family Kx
Family Kx is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It includes uncials, and although hundreds of minuscules, no early ones.- Description :...
in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
It belongs to the textual cluster 17
Minuscule 17
Minuscule 17 , ε 525 . It is a Greek-Latin minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 354 parchment leaves , dated palaeographically to the 15th century . It has some marginalia....
along with manuscripts 30
Minuscule 30
Minuscule 30 , ε 522 . It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, written on 313 paper leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century. Formerly Colbertinus 4444. It has marginalia....
, 70
Minuscule 70
Minuscule 70 , ε 521 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century. The manuscript has complex contents. Marginalia are incomplete.- Description :The codex contains complete text of the four Gospels on 186...
, 287
Minuscule 287
Minuscule 287 , ε 523 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1478.It has marginalia.- Description :...
, 288
Minuscule 288
Minuscule 288 , ε 524 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.It has marginalia.- Description :...
, and 880.
History
Formerly the manuscript belonged to St. Victor on the Walls. Probably it was used by Robert EstienneRobert Estienne
Robert I Estienne , known as Robertus Stephanus in Latin and also referred to as Robert Stephens by 18th and 19th-century English writers, was a 16th century printer and classical scholar in Paris...
in his Editio Regia
Editio Regia
Editio Regia , it is the third and the most important edition of the Greek New Testament of Robert Estienne . It is one of the most important printed editions of the Greek New Testament in history, the Textus Receptus. It was named Editio Regia because of the beautiful and elegant Greek font it...
and was designed by him as ιδ'.
The manuscript was examined and described by Griesbach
Johann Jakob Griesbach
Johann Jakob Griesbach , German biblical textual critic, was born at Butzbach, a small town in the state of Hesse, where his father, Konrad Kaspar , was pastor...
and Paulin Martin
Paulin Martin
Paulin Martin was a French Catholic Biblical scholar.-Life:...
. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885 and 1891.
It is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
(Gr. 185), at Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
See also
- List of New Testament minuscules
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
Further reading
- E. Colwell, "The Four Gospels of Karahissar" I (Chicago, 1936), pp. 170-222.