Minuscule 63 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A 118 (von Soden),[1] formerly known as Ussher 1, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.[2] It has marginalia.
The codex contains almost complete text of the four Gospels on 237 parchment leaves (size) with only one small lacunae.[2] The text is written in one column per page, 18-24 lines per page. The initial letters are written in red. It contains commentaries written in 48-52 lines per page.[3]
The text is divided according to the numbers of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections (Matt 355; Mark 234; Luke 342; John 241), whose numbers are given at the margin, with references to Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers).[3]
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel, Synaxarion, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, and pictures.[3] [4]
The last leaf, containing John 21:25, was lost.[4] Folio IV belongs to the lectionary 454 (Gregory-Aland).[2]
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 the Claremont Profile Method.[6]
The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is omitted.[3] [7]
The manuscript once belonged to Ussher (along with codex 61).[4]
A few extracts were contributed by Henry Dodwell, just like 64, to Bishop Fell's New Testament of 1675.[4] It was examined by Richard Bulkeley for Mill, Dobbin (in 1855), and John Twycrosse (1858).[4] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.[3]
It is currently housed in Trinity College (Ms. 31, fol. 1-237), in Dublin.[2]