Minuscule 161
Minuscule 161 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1005 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 10th century.[1]
Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 203 thick parchment leaves (size 20.4 cm by 15.7 cm),[2] with large lacunae (John 16:4-21:25). Written in two columns per page, in 23-26 lines per page,[3] in brown ink, the capital letters in red.<ref name = Gregory>C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 160. </ref> It contains κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections, Eusebian Canons.[4]
Various readings are often noted in its margin.[5]
Text
The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) marked by obelus.<ref name = Gregory/> It contains western readings both in text (in John 3:6; 7:29; Luke 24:25) and in its marginal scholia.<ref name = Scrivener/>
History
It was examined by Birch.
It is currently housed at the Vatican Library (Barb. gr. 352), at Rome.<ref name = Aland/>
