Minuscule 713 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε351 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript is lacunose.[3] [4] Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener labelled it as 561e.[5]
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 363 parchment leaves (size), with some lacunae.[3] [6] It lacks texts of John 10:27–11:14; 11:29–42.[6]
The 17th leaf is written in uncial script.
The text is written in one column per page, 16-17 lines per page.[3] The leaves are arranged in quarto.[5]
The manuscript contains lists of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (lists of contents) before each Gospel. The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the left margin of the text and their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) are given at the top. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, which numbers are given at the margin, with a references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains lectionary markings, incipits, Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions, and pictures.[5] [6]
It is a palimpsest, folios from 2 verso to 364 recto contain the upper text of 713, folios 1–3.352-365 contain the older text of lectionary designated by 586 (Gregory-Aland).[3]
Kurt Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category.[7]
J. Rendel Harris recognised textual similarities to minuscule 13.[8] Scrivener described it is one of the Ferrar Family,[5] but it was not confirmed by more recent examinations.[9]
Hermann von Soden lists it as Is (along with codices 157, 235, 245, 291, 1012).
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents mixed text in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 it has Byzantine mixed text.[10]
In it has additional reading εφη Σιμων ναι λεγει ο Ιησους δος ουν και συ ως αλλοτριος αυτων; this reading can be found in Ephraem.[11]
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 11th or 12th century.[6] The manuscript is dated by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 12th century.[4]
The manuscript used to be held in Athens. It was bought in 1876 from Bernard Quaritch.[6]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (561) and Gregory (713). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[6] It was partially collated by J. Rendel Harris in Matthew.[12]
The manuscript is currently housed in the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham (Peckover Gr. 7).