Minuscule 634 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 462 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1394. The manuscript is lacunose.[2] Formerly it was labeled by 169a and 206p.[3]
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, on 248 parchment leaves (size), with lacunae (Acts 1:1-7:23). Written in one column per page, 21 lines per page.[2] It contains Prolegomena, the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια, lectionary markings, incipits, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις, Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions at the end of each book, and numbers of Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: στιχοι in subscriptions.[3] [4]
The order of books: Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles. Epistle to the Hebrews is placed after Epistle to Philemon.[4]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.[5]
The manuscript is dated by a colophon to the year 1394.[6] It was written by Joasaph, in Constantinople, in the monastery Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: των οδηγων. Synaxarion and Menologion were written by Joannes.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Johann Martin Augustin Scholz, who slightly examined the manuscript.[7]
Formerly it was labeled by 169a and 206p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 634 to it.[1]
The manuscript currently is housed at the Vatican Library (Chis. R V 29 (gr. 23)), at Rome.[2] [6]