William Hugh Ferrar
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William Hugh Ferrar Latinist, a classical Irish
scholar at Dublin University.
Ferrar in 1868 discovered that four medieval manuscripts, namely minuscules 13
, 69
, 124
, and 346
, were closely related texts. They are descendants of an archetype from Calabria
in southern Italy
or Sicily
. Now they are known as Ferrar Group or Family 13.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
scholar at Dublin University.
Ferrar in 1868 discovered that four medieval manuscripts, namely minuscules 13
Minuscule 13
Minuscule 13 , ε 368 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on a parchment, dated to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose. The text of the manuscript is important for the textual critic...
, 69
Minuscule 69
Minuscule 69 , δ 505 , known as Codex Leicester, or Codex Leicestrensis, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on paper and parchment leaves. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 15th century. Some leaves of the codex were lost. The text-type is eclectic...
, 124
Minuscule 124
Minuscule 124 , ε 1211 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 188 thick parchment leaves . Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. It has marginalia....
, and 346
Minuscule 346
Minuscule 346 , ε 226 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.It has marginalia.- Description :...
, were closely related texts. They are descendants of an archetype from Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
in southern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
or Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. Now they are known as Ferrar Group or Family 13.
Works
- W. H. Ferrar, Comparative Grammar of Sanskrit, Greek and Latin (London, 1869)
- W. H. Ferrar, A Collation of Four Important Manuscripts of the GospelsA Collation of Four Important Manuscripts of the GospelsA Collation of Four Important Manuscripts of the Gospels, full title: A Collation of Four Important Manuscripts of the Gospels: With a View to Prove Their Common Origin, and to Restore the Text of Their Archetype. The book was published by in the year 1877 by T. K...
, ed. T. K. AbbottThomas Kingsmill AbbottThomas Kingsmill Abbott was an Irish scholar and educator. He was born in Dublin and was educated at Trinity College. He took his degree in 1851 and was made a fellow of the college in 1854. He obtained an M.A. and a D...
(Dublin: Macmillan & Co., 1877) - edited posthumoustly.