Minuscule 520 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 264 (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 12th century.
Scrivener labelled it by number 506. The manuscript has complex contents.
Description
The codex contains the complete text of the four
Gospels on 213 parchment leaves (size ). It is written in one column per page, 22-23 lines per page.
[ The tables of the (''tables of contents'') are placed before each Gospel, but there are no numbers of the (''chapters'') and their (''titles of chapters'').]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 ...
, Menologion, and subscriptions at the end of each Gospel. There is no division according to the (''chapters''), or Ammonian Sections, and no references to the Eusebian Canons.[
It is a beautiful little copy.][
]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.
History
In 1727 the manuscript came from Constantinople to England and was presented to archbishop of Canterbury, William Wake, together with the manuscripts 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 ...
-519
__NOTOC__
Year 519 ( DXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iustinus and Cillica (or, less frequently, year 1272 '' ...
. Wake presented it to the Christ Church College in Oxford.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 ...
(520).[ Gregory saw it in 1883.][
It is currently housed at the Christ Church (Wake 40) in Oxford.][
]
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
*
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0520
Greek New Testament minuscules
12th-century biblical manuscripts