Minuscule 663 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 387 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose.[2] [3]
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 277 parchment leaves (size),[2] with only one lacuna (Matthew 26:27-39). The text is written in one column per page, 18 lines per page,[2] in very small letters.
It contains lists of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια before each of the Gospels, numbers of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters) at the margin, the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages, the Ammonian Sections, references to the Eusebian Canons, and lectionary markings.[4]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified to the textual family Kx. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.[5]
According to the Wisse's Profile Method it belongs to the textual cluster Cl 121.[6]
Textually it is close to the Complutensian Polyglot.[4]
Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century.[4] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 13th century.[3]
The manuscript was presented by Nicephorus Glykas, Bishop of Imbro, to Eduard Reuss.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener. Gregory saw it in 1887.[4]
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire (Ms. 1907), in Strasbourg.[2] [3]