Minuscule 711 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε1179 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript is lacunose.[3] [4] Scrivener labelled it as 617e.[5]
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 236 parchment leaves (size),[3] [6] with numerous lacunae.[3]
The text is written in one column per page, 22-23 lines per page,[3] in gold letters.[5]
It contains the tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια before each Gospel. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 233 Sections, the last section in 16:8), whose numbers are given at the margin, with references to the Eusebian Canons.[6] It contains lectionary markings, Synaxarion, and Menologion. The original manuscript contained pictures. They were cut out.[5]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family K1. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.[7]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1,Luke 10, and Luke 20.[8]
The texts of and John 5:4 are marked by an obelus.[6]
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 11th or 12th century.[6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 11th century.[4]
The manuscript was brought by John Hext from Corfu in 1878, and given by him to Daniel Parsons, who gave it to the college as a "join gift".[5]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (617) and Gregory (711). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[6]
At present the manuscript is housed at the Bodleian Library (Oriel College, Ms. 83) in Oxford.[3] [4]