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of the

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, on paper. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1358.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", ''

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'', Berlin, New York 1994, p. 60. It has

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The codex contains the text of the Acts,

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, and

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on 236 paper leaves (size ), with some lacunae (1 Corinthians 11:7-27; 1 Timothy 4:1-5.8). The text is written in one column per page, 27 lines per page. The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages. It contains prolegomena, journeys of Paul (as in 102,

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, 256, 468, 614, 665, 912), tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each book, liturgical book

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, subscriptions at the end of each book, and lectionary equipment at the margin. It is beautifully written, with numerous corrections made by later hand. According to the subscription at the end of the

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, the Letter was written προς Ρωμαιους εγραφη απο Κορινθου δια Φοιβης της διακονου; the same subscription have manuscripts: 42, 90, 339, 462, 466, 642;

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the Greek text of the codex did not place in any

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. In 1 Corinthians 2:14 it reads πνευματος (omit του θεου) along with 2, 255, 330,

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, 451, 823, 1827, and syr^p.UBS3, p. 583.

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The manuscript was written by Theophanes. It was examined by Scrivener and

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. It is currently housed at the

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(1183), at

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