Minuscule 560 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1288 (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 11th century.
Scrivener labelled it by number 520.
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four
Gospels on 367 parchment leaves (size ). The manuscript was written by many hands.
[ The writing is in one column per page, 18-24 lines per page.][
It contains Epistula ad Carpianum, the Eusebian tables at the beginning, tables of the before each Gospel, numerals of the , the , the Ammonian Sections, a references to the Eusebian Canons, ]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 pictures.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
History
The manuscript was written in Italy. It was in Caesar de Missy's collection in London in 1748 (along with the codex 561
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Year 561 ( DLXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 561 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...
, ℓ ''162'', ℓ ''239'', ℓ ''240'').[
The manuscripts was added to the list of the New Testament minuscule manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (520) 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 ...
(560).[
Currently the manuscript is housed at the ]Glasgow University Library
Glasgow University Library in Scotland is one of the oldest and largest university libraries in Europe. At the turn of the 21st century, the main library building itself held 1,347,000 catalogued print books, and 53,300 journals. In total, the ...
( Ms. Hunter 475) in Glasgow.[
]
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
* Minuscule 562
References
Further reading
* Gustavus Haenel, ''Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum qui in bibliothecis Galliae, Helvetiae, Belgii, Britaniae M., Hispaniae, Lusitaniae Asservantur'', Lipsiae 1830.
External links
Minuscule 560
at the ''CSNTM''
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Greek New Testament minuscules
11th-century biblical manuscripts
University of Glasgow Library collection