Minuscule 55
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| - | The codex contains a complete text of the four [[Gospel]]s on 349 parchment leaves (size 19.5 cm by 14 cm).<sup>[ | + | The codex contains a complete text of the four [[Gospel]]s on 349 parchment leaves (size 19.5 cm by 14 cm).<sup>[1]</sup> Written in one column per page, 21 lines per page. The capital letters in red.<sup>[2]</sup> |
| - | It has Prolegomena to Matthew, lists of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, lectionary equipment on the margin, uncipits, αναγνωσεις, [[Synaxarion|synaxaria]], [[Menologion]], [[Stichometry|stichoi]], subscriptions, and beautiful pictures.<sup>[ | + | It has Prolegomena to Matthew, lists of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, lectionary equipment on the margin, uncipits, αναγνωσεις, [[Synaxarion|synaxaria]], [[Menologion]], [[Stichometry|stichoi]], subscriptions, and beautiful pictures.<sup>[2]</sup> |
| - | The manuscript also | + | The manuscript containing also text [[Book of Judges|Judges]] 6:1-24.<sup>[3]</sup> |
== Text == | == Text == | ||
| - | The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the [[Byzantine text-type]]. [[Kurt Aland|Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category V|Category V]].<sup>[ | + | The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the [[Byzantine text-type]]. [[Kurt Aland|Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category V|Category V]].<sup>[4]</sup> It belongs to the textual family [[Family Kr|Family K<sup>r</sup>]].<sup>[5]</sup> |
== History == | == History == | ||
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The manuscript was written by Γροιγοριου ιερομοναχου. | The manuscript was written by Γροιγοριου ιερομοναχου. | ||
| - | The manuscript was examined by [[John Mill|Mill]], [[John Ernest Grabe|Grabe]],<sup>[ | + | The manuscript was examined by [[John Mill|Mill]], [[John Ernest Grabe|Grabe]],<sup>[6]</sup> [[Johann Martin Augustin Scholz|Scholz]], [[Constantin von Tischendorf|Tischendorf]], and Gregory in 1883.<sup>[2]</sup> |
| - | It is currently housed in at the [[Bodleian Library]] (Selden Supra 6), at [[Oxford]].<sup>[ | + | It is currently housed in at the [[Bodleian Library]] (Selden Supra 6), at [[Oxford]].<sup>[1]</sup> |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
| - | * 1. [[Kurt Aland|K. Aland]], M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 49. | + | * 1. [[Kurt Aland|K. Aland]], M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 49. |
| - | * 2. [[Caspar René Gregory|C. R. Gregory]], "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 141. | + | * 2. [[Caspar René Gregory|C. R. Gregory]], "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 141. |
| - | * 3. [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener|F. H. A. Scrivener]], "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), vol. 1, p. 198. | + | * 3. [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener|F. H. A. Scrivener]], "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), vol. 1, p. 198. |
| - | * 4. [[Kurt Aland]], and Barbara Aland, "The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism", transl. Erroll F. Rhodes, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995, p. 138. | + | * 4. [[Kurt Aland]], and Barbara Aland, "The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism", transl. Erroll F. Rhodes, [[William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company]], Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995, p. 138. |
| - | * 5. F. Wisse, The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence, William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1982, p. 92. | + | * 5. F. Wisse, The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence, William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1982, p. 92. |
| - | * 6. John Ernest Grabe, Septuaginta interpretum. tomus 1. Continens Octateuchum; quem Ex antiquissimo MS. Codice Alexandrino accurate descriptum, Oxford 1707 | + | * 6. John Ernest Grabe, Septuaginta interpretum. tomus 1. Continens Octateuchum; quem Ex antiquissimo MS. Codice Alexandrino accurate descriptum, Oxford 1707 |
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== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
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| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuscule_55 Wikipedia Article on Minuscule 55] | ||
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Minuscule 55 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 349 (Von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it had been assigned to the 14th century.[1]
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Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 349 parchment leaves (size 19.5 cm by 14 cm).[1] Written in one column per page, 21 lines per page. The capital letters in red.[2]
It has Prolegomena to Matthew, lists of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, lectionary equipment on the margin, uncipits, αναγνωσεις, synaxaria, Menologion, stichoi, subscriptions, and beautiful pictures.[2]
The manuscript containing also text Judges 6:1-24.[3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4] It belongs to the textual family Family Kr.[5]
History
The manuscript was written by Γροιγοριου ιερομοναχου.
The manuscript was examined by Mill, Grabe,[6] Scholz, Tischendorf, and Gregory in 1883.[2]
It is currently housed in at the Bodleian Library (Selden Supra 6), at Oxford.[1]
See also
References
- 1. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 49.
- 2. C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 141.
- 3. F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), vol. 1, p. 198.
- 4. Kurt Aland, and Barbara Aland, "The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism", transl. Erroll F. Rhodes, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995, p. 138.
- 5. F. Wisse, The profile method for the classification and evaluation of manuscript evidence, William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1982, p. 92.
- 6. John Ernest Grabe, Septuaginta interpretum. tomus 1. Continens Octateuchum; quem Ex antiquissimo MS. Codice Alexandrino accurate descriptum, Oxford 1707
