Minuscule 1076 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε1140 (von Soden),[1] is a 10th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript does not contain gaps.
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels, on 282 parchment leaves (size). The text is written in one column per page, 22 lines per page.[2] [3] The texts of Matthew 18:9-19:11; Mark 13:3-17; John 12:21-35 were supplied by later hand on paper.[1]
The manuscript is ornamented and contains pictures.[1]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.[4]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx in Luke 10 and Luke 20. In Luke 1 it has mixture of the Byzantine families. It creates textual pair with minuscule 1417.[5]
It lacks text of (signs of the times). It contains the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is placed at the end of the Gospel of John. The pericope has additional scholion, questioned authenticity of the pericope, at the margin: ευρηται και ετερα εν αν αρχαιος αντιγραφοις απερ συνειδομεν γραψαι προς το τελει του αυτου ευαγγελιου α εστιν ταδε. The same scholion has codex 1078.[6]
Gregory dated the manuscript to the 10th century.[6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 10th century.[3]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (1076e). Gregory saw it in 1886.[6]
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Great Lavra (A' 12), in Athos.[2] [3]