Minuscule 52
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Minuscule 52 ε 345 (Von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment leaves. The codex was written in 1285 or 1286. It has complex contents and full marginalia
.
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin. There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains Prolegomena, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), pictures, menaion
, and subscriptions at the end of the Gospels.
. Kurt Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents Kx
text in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. It creates a textual cluster with Minuscule 46
.
became its owner in 1640.
It was examined by Mill
(as Laud. 5) and Griesbach
.
It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscript by Wettstein. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
It is currently housed in at the Bodleian Library
(Laud. Gr. 3), at Oxford
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
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. The codex was written in 1285 or 1286. It has complex contents and full 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 complete text of the four Gospels on 158 leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 27-30 lines per page, in an elegant small minuscule letters. The large initial letters in red.The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin. There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains Prolegomena, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), pictures, menaion
Menaion
The Menaion refers to the annual fixed cycle of services in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches. Commemorations in the Menaion are tied to the day of the calendar year.-Service books:...
, and subscriptions at the end of the Gospels.
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...
. Kurt 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 the Claremont Profile Method it represents 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 :...
text in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. It creates a textual cluster with Minuscule 46
Minuscule 46
Minuscule 46 , ε 1285 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. It has complex contents and full marginalia....
.
History
The manuscript once belonged to Joasaph, a monk. William LaudWilliam Laud
William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645. One of the High Church Caroline divines, he opposed radical forms of Puritanism...
became its owner in 1640.
It was examined by Mill
John Mill
John Mill was an English theologian. He is noted for his critical edition of the Greek New Testament which included notes on many variant readings.-Biography:...
(as Laud. 5) and 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...
.
It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscript by Wettstein. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
It is currently housed in at the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
(Laud. Gr. 3), at Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
.
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
- A. Turyn, "Dated Greek Manuscripts of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries in the Libraries of Great Britain", Dumbarton Oaks Series 27, Washington, D.C., 1980, pp. 44 ff.