Minuscule 529 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 149 (in Soden's numbering),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on a parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[2] Scrivener labeled it by number 484. It was adapted for liturgical use.
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 362 parchment leaves (size). It is written in one column per page, 20 lines per page.[2]
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers of are given at the margin, with their 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, but there is no references to the Eusebian Canons).[3]
It contains prolegomena, 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), incipits, Synaxarion, Menologion, and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.[3] [4]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx.[5] Aland placed it in Category V.[6]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx in Luke 1 and Luke 10; in Luke 20 it has mixed Byzantine text. It creates textual pair with minuscule 2694.[5]
The manuscript once belonged to Humphrey Wanley (1672–1726).[3] In 1776 the manuscript was bought by Samuel Smalbroke from Lichfield and it was presented by him to the Bodleian Library in 1800.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament minuscule manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (484) and C. R. Gregory (529).[3] Gregory saw it in 1883.[4]
It is currently housed at the Bodleian Library (MS. Auct. D. inf. 2. 21) in Oxford.[2]