Minuscule 813 (Gregory-Aland)
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Minuscule 813 is a Greek
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 minuscule manuscript
Manuscript
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 of the New Testament
New Testament
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 written on parchment. Palaeographically
Palaeography
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 it had been assigned to the 12th century.

Description

The codex
Codex
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 contains the text of the four Gospel
Gospel
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 70 (?) parchment
Parchment
Parchment is a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin, often split. Its most common use was as a material for writing on, for documents, notes, or the pages of a book, codex or manuscript. It is distinct from leather in that parchment is limed but not tanned; therefore, it is very...

 leaves (size ). According to Gregory the manuscript contained texts of: Matthew 27:14-30; 28:1-18; Mark 7:31-16:20; Luke 1:1-12:6.

The text is written in one column per page, 27 lines per page.

The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with their (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is also another division according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 237 Sections, the last section in 16,14), with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Sections numbers).

It contains Prolegomena of Cosmas, tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel, and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.

The textual character of the codex is unknown because no one examined its readings.

History

The manuscript was dated by Gregory to the 12th century.

The manuscript was found in Corfu
Corfu
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 by Gregory in 1886. It belonged to Archbishop Eustathius.

It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (813e).

The manuscript has been lost. Actual owner of the manuscript and place of its housing is unknown.

See also

  • List of New Testament minuscules
  • Biblical manuscript
    Biblical manuscript
    A 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 criticism
    Textual criticism
    Textual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...

  • Minuscule 811 (Gregory-Aland)
    Minuscule 811 (Gregory-Aland)
    Minuscule 811 , ε4005 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.- Description :...

  • Minuscule 814 (Gregory-Aland)
    Minuscule 814 (Gregory-Aland)
    Minuscule 814 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on paper. Palaeographically it had been assigned to the 13th century.- Description :...

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