Minuscule 75
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Minuscule 75 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 176 (von Soden), known as Codex Genevensis, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th century.[1]
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Description
The codex contains complete text of the four Gospels on 484 leaves (size 21.6 cm by 16 cm). Written in one column per page, 19 lines per page.[1] Initial letters in red.[2] It contains Epistula ad Carpianum, Eusebian tables, Prolegomena, tables of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections (Matthew 359, Mark 236, Luke 342, John 232), Eusebian Canons, lectionar markings, and pictures.[3] Two paper leaves were added in 16th century at the end of the codex.[2]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4] Textually it is close to minuscule 6.[3]
History
In 1702 Leger presented it to the Library in Geneva.[2] It was seen in 1714 by Wettstein, collated by Scholz and Cellérier.[3]
It is currently housed in at the Bibl. publ. et univ. (Gr. 19), at Geneva.[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. 51.
- 2. C. R. Gregory, "Textkritik des Neuen Testaments", Leipzig 1900, vol. 1, p. 146.
- 3. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 204.
- 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.
Further reading
- Herman C. Hoskier, A Full Account and Collation of the Greek Cursive Codex Evangelium 604 (London, 1890).
