Minuscule 689 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε326 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript has complex contents.[3] [4] Scrivener labelled it by 593e.[5]
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 313 parchment leaves (size),[3] in 20 quires.[5] The text is written in one column per page, 20 lines per page.[3] [6]
It contains Synaxarion, Prolegomena, the tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (contents) are placed before each Gospel, numbers of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters) are given at the margin, there are no Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles), lectionary markings, incipits, Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions, numbers of Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: στιχοι, and decorations.[5] [6] There are no division according to the Ammonian Sections, with a references to the Eusebian Canons.
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.[7]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kr in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. It creates textual cluster with 1059.[8]
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 12th century, Gregory to the 13th century.[6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 13th century.[4]
The manuscript was bought from Spyridion Lambros from Athens in 1859 (along with the codex 688 and 690).[5]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (593) and Gregory (689).[5]
It was examined by Bloomfied and Dean Burgon.[6]
The manuscript is currently housed at the British Library (Add MS 22737) in London.[3] [4]