Minuscule 445 Explained

Minuscule 445 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 603 (in the Soden numbering),^[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1506.^[2] It has marginalia.

Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 194 paper leaves . It is written in one column per page, in 24 lines per page.^[2]

The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 241, 16:20). It has no references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers).^[3]

It contains lectionary markings at the margin and incipits.^[4]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.^[5] It was not examined by Claremont Profile Method.^[6]

The text of the and Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) are omitted.^[3]

History

According to the colophon the manuscript was written in 1506, by hand Antonii eparchi. It once belonged to the Jesuit's Colleague, in Augen, on the Garonne.^[3] It was sold to Edward Harley on 28 July 1725. After his death it was bought for British Museum in 1753.^[7]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).^[8] Scholz examined only Mark 5. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.^[3]

It is currently housed at the British Library (Harley MS 5736).^[2]

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

Further reading

• Henri Omont, Notes sur les manuscrits grecs du British Museum, Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes, 45 (1884), 314–50, 584 (p. 335).
• Summary Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts (London: British Library, 1999-), I, pp. 184–5 [with further bibliography].

External links

• Harley MS 5736 at the British Library

Notes and References

1. Book: Gregory, Caspar René. Caspar René Gregory. Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. 1908. J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. Leipzig. 64.
2. Book: Aland, Kurt . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 73 . 3-11-011986-2 .
3. Book: Gregory, Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 190 .
4. Book: Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 2005. 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 239 .
5. Book: Aland, Kurt . Kurt Aland . Aland . Barbara . Barbara Aland . Erroll F.. Rhodes . The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism . . 1995 . Grand Rapids . 139 . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
6. Book: Wisse, Frederik . The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke . . 1982 . Grand Rapids . 60 . 0-8028-1918-4 . registration .
7. http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=5003&CollID=8&NStart=5736 Harley MS 5736
8. Book: Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament . 1894. 2005 . London . 1 . 225 .