Minuscule 53 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 444 (Von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th or 14th century.[2] [3] It has marginalia.
The codex contains complete text of the four Gospels on 140 leaves (size).[2] The text is written in one column per page, 29-33 lines per page. The initial letters in red ink. The manuscript is beautifully written.[4]
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is no a division according to the Ammonian Sections with references to the Eusebian Canons.[4]
It contains Prolegomena, and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.[5] [4]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.[6] According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents Kx text in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. It creates textual pair with 902.[7]
Textually it is close to Minuscule 271.
The name of scribe was probably Nicholaus (?). The manuscript was examined by John Mill (Selden 1).[4] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.[4]
It is currently housed in at the Bodleian Library (Selden Supra 28), at Oxford.[2]