Minuscule 512 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 441 (in the
Soden numbering),
is a
Greek minuscule
Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (or more formally ''majuscule'') and smaller lowercase (or more formally ''minuscule'') in the written representation of certain languages. The writing ...
manuscript of the
New Testament, on parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.
Scrivener labelled it by number 498. The manuscript has complex contents. It was adapted for liturgical use.
Description
The codex contains the complete text of the four
Gospels on 210 parchment leaves (size ).
[ It is written in one column per page, 24 lines per page.][
The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and some (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages.
It contains tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel, (''lessons''), liturgical books with hagiographies (]Synaxarion
Synaxarion or Synexarion (plurals Synaxaria, Synexaria; el, Συναξάριον, from συνάγειν, ''synagein'', "to bring together"; cf. etymology of ''synaxis'' and ''synagogue''; Latin: ''Synaxarium'', ''Synexarium''; cop, ⲥⲩⲛⲁ ...
and Menologion), lectionary markings (much of this rubricated), subscriptions at the end of each Gospel with number of , and portraits of the Evangelists.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden
Baron Hermann von Soden (16 August 1852 – 15 January 1914) was a German Biblical scholar, minister, professor of divinity, and textual theorist.
Life
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, 1852, Soden was educated at the University of Tübinge ...
included it to the textual family Kx.
History
The manuscript was written by Gregorius. Formerly it belonged to the monastery of Nicholas του καλοχωριου. In 1724 it belonged to presbyter Nicholas.[ The manuscript came to England about 1731 and was presented to archbishop of Canterbury, William Wake, together with minuscules 73, 74, ]506
Year 506 (Roman numerals, DVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flavius Ennodius Messala, Messala and Areobindus Dagalai ...
-520
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Year 520 ( DXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Vitalianus (or, less frequently, ye ...
. Wake presented it to the Christ Church College in Oxford.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament minuscule manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (498) and C. R. Gregory
C. or c. may refer to:
* Century, sometimes abbreviated as ''c.'' or ''C.'', a period of 100 years
* Cent (currency), abbreviated ''c.'' or ''¢'', a monetary unit that equals of the basic unit of many currencies
* Caius or Gaius, abbreviated as ...
(512).[ Gregory saw it in 1883.
It is currently housed at the Christ Church (Wake 28) in Oxford.
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See also
* List of New Testament minuscules
* Biblical manuscript
A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. Biblical manuscripts vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual verses of the Jewish scriptures (see ''Tefillin'') to huge polyglot codices (multi-ling ...
* Textual criticism
References
Further reading
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External links
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Greek New Testament minuscules
14th-century biblical manuscripts