Minuscule 361 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 316 ( Soden), is a

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of the

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, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. It was adapted for liturgical use. It is known as ''Codex de Rossi 1''.

Description

The codex contains the text of the four

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s on 186 parchment leaves () with lacunae (Luke 8:14-11:20). It is written in one column per page, in 20 lines per page. It contains the tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel (with a harmony), lectionary equipment at the margin (for liturgical use), (''lessons''),

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, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, and numbers of .

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

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classified it to the textual family K^r. Aland placed it in Category V. It belongs to the textual family K^r in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 the manuscript is defective.

History

The manuscript once belonged to J. B. de Rossi. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by

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(1794–1852). It was fully described (as also minuscule 360) by De Rossi in his Catalogue. It was examined by Burgon.

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saw it in 1886. The manuscript is currently housed at the Biblioteca Palatina in Parma (Ms. Parm. 1821).

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