Minuscule 587 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 229 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[2] The manuscript has complex contents. It was labeled by Scrivener as 456.[3]
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 183 parchment leaves (size) with only one lacuna (Matthew 1:1-20). The text is written in one column per page, 25-27 lines per page,[2] initial letters in silver. It is beautifully written.
It contains prolegomena, lists of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια, numerals of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια at the margin, (not Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι), the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 240 Sections - the last in 16:19), (not references to the Eusebian Canons), and pictures (almost obliterated).[4]
The last leaf of the codex, contains text of John 21:8-25, was supplemented in the 15th century.[4]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it as a member of the textual family Kx.[5] Aland placed it in Category V.[6] According to the Wisse's Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.[5]
The manuscript was added to the List of New Testament manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener.
The manuscript currently is housed at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana (M. 48 sup.), at Milan.[2]