Minuscule 781 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε354 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript has no complex contents.[3] [4]
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 199 paper leaves (size), with some lacunae.[3] The text is written in one column per page, 24 lines per page.[3]
A later hand divided the text according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, but without their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top.
It contains tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel with a harmony, Argumentum, lectionary markings at the margin, incipits, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις, liturgical books (Synaxarion and Menologion), subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, and numbers of Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: στιχοι.[5]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr. Aland placed it in Category V.[6]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represent the textual family Kr in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 it has mixed Byzantine text. It is perfect member of the family.[7]
The text of the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is marked by an obelus.[5]
C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 14th century.[5] The manuscript is currently dated by the INTF to the 14th century.[4]
Formerly it was housed in the monastery μεγαλων πυλων 14.[5]
The manuscript was noticed in a catalogue from 1876.[8]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (781). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[5]
The manuscript is now housed at the National Library of Greece (110) in Athens.