Minuscule 505 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 248 (in the Soden numbering), is a

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of the

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, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th-century. Scrivener labelled it by number 567. The manuscript has complex contents. It was adapted for liturgical use.

Description

The codex contains the complete text of the four

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s on 226 parchment leaves (size ), with 3 modern paper fly-leaves. It is written in one column per page, 23 lines per page. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, (no references to the

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). It contains lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use). Headpieces ornamented with geometric and foliate decoration, titles are written in uncials in colours (folios 1, 65, 105, 174). Decorated initial letters in red.Harleian 5538
at the British Library The manuscript was decorated by two artists. The first artist decorated folio 1, a second artist decorated folios 65, 105 and 174 (see image). The text has not liturgical signs.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

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

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it represents the textual family K^x in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In

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it has mixed Byzantine text.

History

Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th-century, Gregory dated it to the 12th-century. Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 12th-century. According to the inscription on folio 64 verso It was once in Genoa. It belonged to John Gibson, a dealer, who sold it for Edward Harley in 1733. The manuscript was examined by Scholz and wrongly classified by him as Evangelistarium with the number 149 on his list. The manuscript was examined by Scrivener and Gregory. The manuscript was rebound in 1962. It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by

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(567) and

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(505). Gregory saw it in 1883. It is currently housed at the

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( Harley MS 5538) in

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Harleian 5538
at the ''British Library'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0505 Greek New Testament minuscules 12th-century biblical manuscripts Harleian Collection

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