Minuscule 599 Explained

Minuscule 599 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A⁵⁹⁹ (von Soden),^[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.^[2] The manuscript has complex contents. It was labelled by Scrivener as 467.^[3] It has marginalia.

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 441 paper leaves (size). The text is written in one column per page, 42 lines per page.^[2] It contains lists of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια, numerals of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters) at the left margin, the Ammonian Sections, (not the Eusebian Canons), lectionary markings at the margin, and metrical verses.^[4]

It has a commentary, to the Mark of Victorinus of Pettau.^[4]

The order of Gospels: John, Matthew, Mark, and Luke (as in codex 538 and Coptic manuscripts).^[4]

Text

The Greek text of the codex Aland did not place in any Category.^[5] It was not examined by using Claremont Profile Method.^[6]

History

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener. The manuscript was described by Zanetti in 1740. It was examined by Dean Burgon. Gregory saw it in 1886.^[4]

The manuscript currently is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. Z. 495 (1048)), at Venice.^[2]

See also

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

Further reading

• A. M. Zanetti & A. Bongiovanni, Graeca D. Marci Bibliotheca codicum manuscriptorum (Venice 1740), p. 259.

Notes and References

1. Book: Gregory, Caspar René. Caspar René Gregory. Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. 1908. J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. Leipzig. 69.
2. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 82.
3. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 243 .
4. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 206 .
5. Book: Aland . Kurt . Kurt Aland . Aland . Barbara . Barbara Aland . Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.) . 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 . limited . 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 . 64 . 0-8028-1918-4 . registration .