Minuscule 518 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), 504 (Scrivener's numbering),[1] ε 263 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[2] It was adapted for liturgical use, it has marginalia.
The codex contains the complete text of the four Gospels on 249 parchment leaves (size) with only one lacunae (Matthew 16:2-17). The text is written in one column per page, 23 lines per page.
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 smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 240 Sections, the last in 16:19), (no references the Eusebian Canons).
It contains prolegomena (to Luke), the Eusebian tables, tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), incipits, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), liturgical books with hagiographies (Synaxarion and Menologion), and pictures (portrait of Luke and John).[3] [4]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden included it to the Iφr group, it is similar to M group with Codex Campianus.[5] Aland placed it in Category V.[6]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Πa in Luke 1 (except beginning of Luke 1) and M27 in Luke 10 and Luke 20.[5]
In 1727 the manuscript came from Constantinople to England and was presented to archbishop of Canterbury, William Wake, together with the manuscripts 73, 74, 506-520. Wake presented it to the Christ Church College in Oxford.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament minuscule manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (504)[3] and C. R. Gregory (518), who saw it in 1883.[4]
It is currently housed at the Christ Church (Wake 36) in Oxford.[2]