Minuscule 764 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε1231 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript has no complex contents.[3] [4] Scrivener labelled it as 855e.[5]
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 332 parchment leaves (size), with some lacunae.[3] The text is written in one column per page, 20-22 lines per page. It lacks texts of Matthew 6:7-7:15; 6:25-9:9; John 21:3-25 were supplied by a later hand on paper.
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.
It contains tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables o contents), lectionary markings at the margin, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.[6]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx. Aland placed it in Category V.[7]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.[8]
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 12th century;[5] Gregory dated the manuscript to the 14th century.[6] The manuscript is currently dated by the INTF to the 14th century.[4]
In 1598 the manuscript to the monastery Vatopedi at Athos, by Ban Gregorius Kritsiun.[6]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (855)[5] and Gregory (764). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[6]
The manuscript is now housed at the National Library of Greece (157) in Athens.[3] [4]