Minuscule 635 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 161 ( von Soden), is a

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of the

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, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript has complex contents.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. 84. Formerly it was labeled by 173^a and 211^p. It has

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Description

The codex contains the text of the

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, on 243 parchment leaves (size ). The end of the Hebrews was supplied in the 16th century. It is written in one column per page, 22 lines per page. The order of books:

, and

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is placed after

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. The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and the (''titles'') at the top of the pages. It contains Prolegomena, tables of the (''contents'') before each book, lectionary markings at the margin, (''lessons''), subscriptions at the end of each book, numbers of , and μαρτυριαι cited from the Scripture and profine writers.

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the Greek text of the codex did not place it in any

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. Tregelles suggested that it is probably the same copy as

Minuscule 83 Minuscule 83 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1218 ( Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Ku ...

, the readings ascribed to it being extracted from the margin of that manuscript.

History

The manuscript is dated by the

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to the 11th century.Handschriftenliste
at the Münster Institute The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by

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, who slightly examined the manuscript (173 on Scholz's list).Scholz, ''Biblisch-kritische Reise in Frankreich, der Schweiz, Italien, Palästine und im Archipel in den Jahren 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821: Nebst einer Geschichte des Textes des Neuen Testaments'' (Leipzig, 1823) Formerly it was labeled by 173^a and 211^p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 635 to it. The manuscript currently is housed at the Biblioteca Nazionale (Ms. II. A. 8), at

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