Minuscule 578
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Minuscule 578 ε 453 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper. It is dated by a colophon
to the year 1361.
The manuscript has complex contents.
s on 241 paper leaves (size ). The writing is in one column per page, 25-26 lines per page.
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the are placed before every Gospel, numerals of the at the margin, the , the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241 – 16:20), (not the Eusebian Canons), lectionary markings, (incipits were added by a later hand) Synaxarion, and Menologion.
. According to Hermann von Soden it is close to the textual groups 1216 and 16
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it belongs to the group 16 Luke 1 and Luke 10, but in Luke 20 to the group 1167. It is creates textual pair with the codex 217
in Luke 1 and Luke 10.
The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) was omitted by the first scribe, and in the 16th century a later hand added the leaves with the text of pericope.
Scrivener labelled it by 872. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1884.
Currently the manuscript is housed at the library of the Bibliothèque municipale (Sect. Med., H. 446) in Arras
.
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 paper. It is dated by a colophon
Colophon (publishing)
In publishing, a colophon is either:* A brief description of publication or production notes relevant to the edition, in modern books usually located at the reverse of the title page, but can also sometimes be located at the end of the book, or...
to the year 1361.
The manuscript has complex contents.
Description
The codex contains the text of the four 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 on 241 paper leaves (size ). The writing is in one column per page, 25-26 lines per page.
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the are placed before every Gospel, numerals of the at the margin, the , the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241 – 16:20), (not the Eusebian Canons), lectionary markings, (incipits were added by a later hand) Synaxarion, and Menologion.
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...
. According to Hermann von Soden it is close to the textual groups 1216 and 16
Minuscule 16
Minuscule 16 , ε 449 . It is a diglot Greek-Latin minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 361 parchment leaves , dated palaeographically to the 14th century. It has full marginalia and was prepared for liturgical use.- Description :The codex contains almost complete text of the four Gospels...
. 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 belongs to the group 16 Luke 1 and Luke 10, but in Luke 20 to the group 1167. It is creates textual pair with the codex 217
Minuscule 217
Minuscule 217 , ε 233 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. It has marginalia.- Description :...
in Luke 1 and Luke 10.
The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) was omitted by the first scribe, and in the 16th century a later hand added the leaves with the text of pericope.
History
The manuscript was written by Johannes, a scribe.Scrivener labelled it by 872. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1884.
Currently the manuscript is housed at the library of the Bibliothèque municipale (Sect. Med., H. 446) in Arras
Arras
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect...
.
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...