Minuscule 160 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 213 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by its colophon to the year 1123.[2] it has marginalia.
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 216 thick parchment leaves (size).[2] The text is written in one column per page, in 23 lines per page (size of column 15.7 by 10.7 cm),[2] in brown ink, the capital letters in red. It uses "ι adscriptum".[3]
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections, (no references to the Eusebian Canons).[3]
The tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) are placed before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin for liturgical use, synaxaria, Menologion, and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.[3]
Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex did not place it in any Category.[4] It is classified to the textual Family 1424. According to the Claremont Profile Method it has mixed text in Luke 1. In Luke 10 and Luke 20 it represents textual family Kx.[5]
The manuscript was housed at the Barberini Palace, founded by the Cardinal, Francis II.[6]
It was examined by Birch (about 1782) and Scholz (1794–1852). C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[3]
It is currently housed at the Vatican Library (Barb. gr. 445), at Rome.[2]