Minuscule 252
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Minuscule 252 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 438 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th century.[1]
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Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 123 parchment leaves (22.5 cm by 16.8 cm).[1] Written in 1 column per page, 33 lines per page.[1] It contains tables of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections, Eusebian Canons, lectionary markings, αναγνωσεις, corrections and double readings from another copy, made by prima manu.[2][3]
Formerly it belonged to the same codex as 464 (Acts and Epistles).[1]
History
Formerly the manuscript was held at the monastery at Athos peninsula. It was brought to Moscow, by the monk Arsenius, on the suggestion of the Patriarch Nikon, in the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov (1645-1676). The manuscript was collated by C. F. Matthaei.[4] It was bought for Dresdener Bibliothek in 1788.[1] After World War II it was brought to Moscow.
It was examined by Matthaei, Tregelles, and Gregory.[2]
The manuscript was housed at the Saxon State Library (A 145) at Dresden.[1]
Currently the manuscript is housed at Moscow (Staatsarchiv, F. 1607, No. 5).
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. 62.
- 2. C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 172.
- 3. F. H. A. Scrivener, A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament (London 1894), Vol. 1, p. 224.
- 4. F. H. A. Scrivener, A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament (London 1894), Vol. 1, p. 224.
Further reading
- C. F. Matthaei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine, (Riga, 1782-1788).
