Minuscule 119
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Minuscule 119 ε 1290 (Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 13th century. It has complex contents with marginalia
.
s on 237 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 23 lines per page (size of text ). The capital letters in red, the large initial letters in gold.
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 236 - 16:12), (no references to the Eusebian Canons).
It contains prolegomena, tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, numbers of stichoi, and pictures.
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to Gregory textually it is close to the codex 120
.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it belongs to the textual cluster 16
in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
To this cluster belong manuscripts: 16
, 217
, 330
, 491
, 578
, 693
, 1528, and 1588.
in 1534. It was examined by Louvois for Ludolph Kuster
, Griesbach
,
and Paulin Martin
. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.
It is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(Gr. 85), at Paris
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
minuscule manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
it has been assigned to the 13th century. It has complex contents with marginalia
Marginalia
Marginalia are scribbles, comments, and illuminations in the margins of a book.- Biblical manuscripts :Biblical manuscripts have liturgical notes at the margin, for liturgical use. Numbers of texts' divisions are given at the margin...
.
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four GospelGospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
s on 237 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 23 lines per page (size of text ). The capital letters in red, the large initial letters in gold.
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 236 - 16:12), (no references to the Eusebian Canons).
It contains prolegomena, tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, numbers of stichoi, and pictures.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-typeByzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts. It is the form found in the largest number of surviving manuscripts, though not in the oldest...
. Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
placed it in Category V.
According to Gregory textually it is close to the codex 120
Minuscule 120
Minuscule 120 , ε 1202 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th or 13th century. It has complex contents with some marginalia....
.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it belongs to the textual cluster 16
Minuscule 16
Minuscule 16 , ε 449 . It is a diglot Greek-Latin minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 361 parchment leaves , dated palaeographically to the 14th century. It has full marginalia and was prepared for liturgical use.- Description :The codex contains almost complete text of the four Gospels...
in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
To this cluster belong manuscripts: 16
Minuscule 16
Minuscule 16 , ε 449 . It is a diglot Greek-Latin minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 361 parchment leaves , dated palaeographically to the 14th century. It has full marginalia and was prepared for liturgical use.- Description :The codex contains almost complete text of the four Gospels...
, 217
Minuscule 217
Minuscule 217 , ε 233 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. It has marginalia.- Description :...
, 330
Minuscule 330
Minuscule 330 , δ 259 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.It has marginalia.- Description :...
, 491
Minuscule 491
Minuscule 491 , δ 152 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment...
, 578
Minuscule 578
Minuscule 578 , ε 453 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1361.The manuscript has complex contents.- Description :...
, 693
Minuscule 693
Minuscule 693 , ε1388 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose...
, 1528, and 1588.
History
The manuscript once belonged to Simon de ColinesSimon de Colines
Simon de Colines , a Parisian printer, one of the first printer type of the French Renaissance. He was active in Paris between 1520 and 1546. Colines used elegant roman and italic types and a Greek type, with accents, that was superior to its predecessors...
in 1534. It was examined by Louvois for Ludolph Kuster
Ludolph Kuster
Ludolf Küster was a Westphalian scholar, philologist, textual critic, palaeographer, and editor of Greek ancient texts.Küster was born in Blomberg, Westphalia. He was friends with, and a correspondent of, Richard Bentley, master of Trinity College, Cambridge, who assisted him in the production of...
, Griesbach
Johann Jakob Griesbach
Johann Jakob Griesbach , German biblical textual critic, was born at Butzbach, a small town in the state of Hesse, where his father, Konrad Kaspar , was pastor...
,
and Paulin Martin
Paulin Martin
Paulin Martin was a French Catholic Biblical scholar.-Life:...
. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.
It is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
(Gr. 85), at Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
See also
- List of New Testament minuscules
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
- Family 1Family 1Family 1 is a group of Greek Gospel manuscripts, varying in date from the 12th to the 15th century. The group takes its name from the minuscule codex 1, now in the Basel University Library. "Family 1" is also known as "the Lake Group", symbolized as f1. Hermann von Soden calls the group Ih...
Further reading
- J. J. Griesbach, Symbolae criticae ad supplendas et corrigendas variarum N. T. lectionum collectiones (Halle, 1793), p. CXLVIII f.