Minuscule 47 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 515 ( Von Soden), is a

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of the

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, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century. It has complex contents and some

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Description

The codex contains the complete text of the four Gospels on 554 leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 14-17 lines per page.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. 49. The leaves are often dislocated. According to Scrivener it was written in "a vile hand". The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin (also in Latin), and their (''titles'') at the top of the pages. It contains Prolegomena, Argumentum, lists of the (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel, subscriptions at the end of each Gospels, with numbers of (only in Mark).

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

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classified it to the textual family K^x. Aland placed it in Category V. According to the

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it represents mixed text in Luke 1. In Luke 10 and Luke 20 it belongs to the textual family Family K^r. In John 8:2-3 it reads και καθισας εδιδασκεν αυτους εν τισιν αντιγραφαις οθτως αγουσι δε οι γραμματεις. In John 8:6 it has textual reading και προσποιουμενος.

History

The manuscript was dated by Gregory to the 15th century. Currently it has been assigned by the

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to the 15th century. The manuscript was written by a scribe Joannes Serbopoulos (or Zerbopoulos) along with manuscripts minuscule 56 and

minuscule 58 Minuscule 58 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 518 ( Von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ...

. It was used in Walton's Polyglotte (as Bodl. 1). It was examined by

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(as Bodl. 6). It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by J. J. Wettstein.

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saw it in 1883. It is currently housed in at the

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(MS. Auct.D.5.2), at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0047 Greek New Testament minuscules 15th-century biblical manuscripts Bodleian Library collection

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