Minuscule 220 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 457 (
Soden),
is a
Greek
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minuscule
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manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand or typewritten, as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way. More recently, the term has ...
of the
New Testament
The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, as well as events relating to Christianity in the 1st century, first-century Christianit ...
, on parchment.
Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.
[K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", '']Walter de Gruyter
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History
The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...
'', Berlin, New York 1994, p. 60. It has complex contents. It has marginalia.
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels, on 303 parchment leaves (size ).
[ It is written in one column per page, 22 lines per page, in very small letters.][
It contains lectionary markings at the margin for liturgical reading, and Synaxarion, synaxaria.][
]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland, Aland placed it in Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category V, Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Family Π, Πb in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
History
It was examined by Francis Karl Alter, Alter.[ Alter used it in his edition of the Greek text of the New Testament.][F. K. Alter, ''Novum Testamentum Graecum, ad Codicem Vindobonensem Graece expressum: Varietam Lectionis addidit Franciscus Carolus Alter'', 2 vols. 8vo, Vienna, 1786-1787.] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1887.[
It is currently housed at the Austrian National Library (Theol. Gr. 337), at Vienna.][
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See also
* List of New Testament minuscules
* Biblical manuscript
* Textual criticism
References
Further reading
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Greek New Testament minuscules
13th-century biblical manuscripts
Biblical manuscripts in the Austrian National Library