Minuscule 449

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Minuscule 448 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 330 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[1]

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Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels in two volumes on 317 (146 + 171) parchment leaves (12.8 cm by 9.1 cm). Written in one column per page, in 23-24 lines per page.[1] It contains prolegomena, lists of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections (Mark 233), Eusebian Canons, lectionary markings, Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions, and pictures.[2][3] It was clearly carefully written.[2]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4]

History

The manuscripts was written by Gerasimus, a monk.[2] It once belonged together with the codex 44 to Caesar de Missy (1703-1775), French chaplain. It came to London in 1748.[3] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).[5] It was examined by Gregory in 1883[3]

It is currently housed at the British Library (Add. 4950, 4951) in London.[1]

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