Minuscule 171 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 407 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[2] It has complex contents and full marginalia.
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 254 thick parchment leaves (size).[2] It is written in one column per page, in 20 lines per page (size of column 8.5 by 6.5 cm).[2] The text is written in black ink, the capital letters in red.[3] It is ornamented with silver.
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (Mark 236 - 16:12), with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers).[3]
It contains prolegomena, tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.[3] [4]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[5] According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents cluster Π171 in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.[6]
The manuscript was once in the property of Achilles Statius, as also was minuscule 169.[4] It was examined by Bianchini, Birch (about 1782), and Scholz. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[3]
It is currently housed at the Biblioteca Vallicelliana (C. 73.2), at Rome.[2]