Minuscule 580
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Minuscule 580 ε 1291 (von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 12th century.
s on 385 leaves (size ). It is written in one column per page, 16 lines per page. The words are written continuously without any separation.
It contains Epistula ad Carpianum
, Eusebian tables, lists of the are placed before every Gospel, numerals of the are given at the margin, the , the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 233 Sections – the last in 16:5), (not the Eusebian Canons), lectionary markings, Synaxarion, and Menologion.
According to Scrivener it is a beautiful manuscript.
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx
in Luke 1 and Luke 10, but in Luke 20 it belongs to the textual group Π473
.
, and by William Hatch
.
Scrivener labelled it by 744.
The manuscript currently housed in at the National Library of France (Gr. 97), at Paris
.
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. 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 century.
Description
The codex contains a complete 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 385 leaves (size ). It is written in one column per page, 16 lines per page. The words are written continuously without any separation.
It contains Epistula ad Carpianum
Epistula ad Carpianum
The Epistula ad Carpianum is the title traditionally given to a letter from Eusebius of Caesarea to a Christian named Carpianus....
, Eusebian tables, lists of the are placed before every Gospel, numerals of the are given at the margin, the , the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 233 Sections – the last in 16:5), (not the Eusebian Canons), lectionary markings, Synaxarion, and Menologion.
According to Scrivener it is a beautiful manuscript.
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 the Claremont Profile Method it represents the 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 and Luke 10, but in Luke 20 it belongs to the textual group Π473
Minuscule 473
Minuscule 473 , α 1390 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.Scrivener labelled it by number 512...
.
History
The manuscript was examined and described by Paulin MartinPaulin Martin
Paulin Martin was a French Catholic Biblical scholar.-Life:...
, and by William Hatch
William Hatch
William Henry Paine Hatch, Ph.D., D.D. was an American theologian, born at Camden, N. J. He attended Harvard, graduating in 1898 . Afterward, he graduated at the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and from the General Theological Seminary in New York City...
.
Scrivener labelled it by 744.
The manuscript currently housed in at the National Library of France (Gr. 97), 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...
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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
- W. H. HatchWilliam HatchWilliam Henry Paine Hatch, Ph.D., D.D. was an American theologian, born at Camden, N. J. He attended Harvard, graduating in 1898 . Afterward, he graduated at the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and from the General Theological Seminary in New York City...
, Facsimiles and descriptions of minuscule manuscripts of the New Testament (Cambridge, 1951), L.