Minuscule 718 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε352 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript is lacunose.[3] [4] Scrivener labelled it as 736e.[5]
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 254 parchment leaves (size), with some lacunae.[3] [6] The text of John 18:39-21:25 was supplied by a later hand.[6]
The text is written in one columns per page, 24 lines per page.[3] The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin of the text and their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) are given at the top. The text is also divided according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 234 Sections, the last section in 16:15), which numbers are given at the margin, but without references to the Eusebian Canons. A references to the Eusebian Canons were added by a later hand, but only at the beginning of Matthew.[6]
The manuscript contains hypotheses, lists of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel. It contains lectionary markings, incipits (beginning of church lessons marked), Synaxarion, Menologion, and subscriptions (Jerusalem Colophon).[5] [6]
It contains many marginal notes.[6]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.[7]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1 and Luke 10. In Luke 20 it represents Πa.[8]
The readings are sometimes curious.[5]
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 11th or 12th century, Dean Burgon to the 12th century, Gregory dated it to the 14th century.[6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 14th century.[4]
The manuscript was bought from book dealer Muller, in London.[6]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (736) and Gregory (718). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[6] The text was collated by H. B. Swete.[5]
At present the manuscript is housed at the Conville and Caius (MS 781/819) in Cambridge.[3] [4]