Minuscule 692 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε1284 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript is lacunose.[3] [4] Scrivener labelled it by 596e.[5]
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark, and Gospel of Luke on 237 parchment leaves (size),[3] with lacuna (Luke 2:7-21). The text is written in one column per page, 23 lines per page.[3] [6]
It contains Prolegomena, the tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (contents) are placed before each Gospel, numbers of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters) are given at the left margin, the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles), Ammonian Sections (241 sections, the last section in 16:20), a references to the Eusebian Canons (in blue), and illuminated headings to the Gospels.[5] [6]
According to Scrivener it is "exquisitely written", with great resemble to Minuscule 71 in text.[5] Edward A. Guy recognised this resemblance as the first.[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 cluster M27.[8]
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century, Gregory dated it to the 12th or 13th century.[6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 12th century.[4]
The manuscript was bought from Spyridion Lambros from Athens in 1859, along with 22 other manuscripts of the New Testament (codices: 269, 270, 271, 272, 688, 689, 690, 691, 693, etc.).[6]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (596) and Gregory (692).[5]
It was examined by S. T. Bloomfield and Dean Burgon. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[6]
The manuscript is currently housed at the British Library (Add MS 22740) in London.[3] [4]