Minuscule 77
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Minuscule 77 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A143 (von Soden), 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 a complete text of the four Gospels with a commentary on 302 leaves (size 24 cm by 18.5 cm).[1] Parchment is thin and nice. Biblical text written in 21 lines per page, text of commentary in 54 lines per page.[2] Written in very neat minucule letters.[3] Initial lettes in colour.[2] It contains Epistula ad Carpianum, Eusebian tables, Prolegomena, lists of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections (Mark 233), and the Eusebian Tables.[3] Lectionary markings and synaxaria added by a later hand.[3]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4]
History
The manuscript once belonged to Matthias Corvinus, the great King of Hungary (1458-1490) (as codex 78).[3] It was collated in 1773 by Treschow, and by Alter.[3] Alter used it in his edition of the Greek text of the New Testament.[5]
It is currently housed at the Austrian National Library (Theol. gr. 154), at Vienna.[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. 147.
- 3. F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1894), vol. 1, 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.
- 5. Karl Alter, Novum Testamentum Graecum, ad Codicen Vindobonensem Graece expressum: Varietam Lectionis addidit Franciscus Carolus Alter, 2 vols. 8vo, Vienna, 1786-1787.
