Minuscule 74 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 321 ( von Soden), is a

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of the

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, on parchment leaves. It was written in 1291 or 1292. Some leaves of the codex were lost.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. 51. It was adapted for liturgical use. It has full

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. The manuscript is lacunose.

Description

The codex contains the text of the four

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s with some lacunae (Matthew 1:1-14; 5:29-6:1). The text is written in one column per page, 26-27 lines per page on 204 leaves (size ). The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages. There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Matthew 359, in Mark 241 – 16:20, in Luke 341, in John 232), with references to the

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(written below Ammonian Section numbers). It contains the '' Epistle to Carpianum'', Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel, Argumentum to Mark, synaxaria,

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, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), incipits, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, and pictures.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

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. Aland placed it in Category V. According to

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it represents textual family K^x in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. It creates textual cluster 74. To the cluster belong manuscripts: 74, 89,

198 __NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 fo ...

234 __NOTOC__ Year 234 (Roman numerals, CCXXXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pupienus and Sulla (or, less frequently, year 987 ''Ab urbe condita''). The ...

390 __NOTOC__ Year 390 (Roman numerals, CCCXC) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valentinian II, Augustus and Neoterius (or, less frequently, year 1143 ''Ab ur ...

, 483, 484, 502, 561, (Luke 1), 1397, 1594, 1635, 1676, 2266, 2707, and 2749. The profile of the cluster is following:

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(6, 9, 27, 34),

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(15, 18, 23, 44, 57, 60), Luke 20 (4, 13, 19, 35, 50, 54, 62).

History

The manuscript was written in 1291 or 1292 by scribe Theodore from the village Agios Petros in Arcadia. Theodore wrote

minuscule 234 Minuscule 234 (in the Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland, Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 365 (Biblical manuscript#Von Soden, Soden), is a Greek language, Greek Lower case, minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a Colo ...

in 1278, 856 in 1280, 484 in 1292, 483 in 1295, 412 in 1301. Possibly it was recopied by minuscule 90 (Gregory). It came in 1727 from the monastery of the Pantokrator on the Athos peninsula to England. The manuscript was presented to archbishop of Canterbury,

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(1657-1737), along with minuscule manuscripts 73,

506 Year 506 ( DVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messala and Dagalaiphus (or, less frequently, year 1259 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 506 for this ...

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. Wake presented it to Christ Church,

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. In 1732 John Walker slightly collated it for

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saw it in 1883. It is currently housed at Christ Church,

(Wake 20).

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