Minuscule 130
Encyclopedia
Minuscule 130 ε 596 (Soden), is a Greek
-Latin minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper leaves. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 15th century. It has some marginalia
. A curious copy.
s on 229 paper leaves (size ), with one lacuna
in John 19:12-21:25. Paper is white, the ink is black. The text is written in two columns per page, 26 lines per page (size of column 20.6 by 6.5 cm), in black ink. The large initial letters in colour and rubricated.
It is a curious copy, with the Latin and Greek in parallel columns, right column is Greek. The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, written in Latin.
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx
. Aland
did not place it to any Category
. According to Claremont Profile Method in Luke 1 and Luke 20 it belongs to the textual family Kx
. In Luke 10 no profile was made.
In Luke 2:38 in Latin text it has reading "Israel" for "Jerusalem".
The manuscript was examined by Birch about 1782. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.
It is currently housed at the Vatican Library
(Vat. gr. 359), at Rome
.
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;...
-Latin 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 paper 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 15th century. It has some 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...
. A curious copy.
Description
The codex contains the 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 229 paper leaves (size ), with one lacuna
Lacuna (manuscripts)
A lacunaPlural lacunae. From Latin lacūna , diminutive form of lacus . is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work...
in John 19:12-21:25. Paper is white, the ink is black. The text is written in two columns per page, 26 lines per page (size of column 20.6 by 6.5 cm), in black ink. The large initial letters in colour and rubricated.
It is a curious copy, with the Latin and Greek in parallel columns, right column is Greek. The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, written in Latin.
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...
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx
Family Kx
Family Kx is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It includes uncials, and although hundreds of minuscules, no early ones.- Description :...
. 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...
did not place it to any Category
Categories of New Testament manuscripts
New Testament manuscripts in Greek are categorized into five groups, according to a scheme introduced in 1981 by Kurt and Barbara Aland in Der Text des Neuen Testaments. The categories are based on how each manuscript relates to the various text-types. Generally speaking, earlier Alexandrian...
. According to Claremont Profile Method in Luke 1 and Luke 20 it belongs to the textual family Kx
Family Kx
Family Kx is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It includes uncials, and although hundreds of minuscules, no early ones.- Description :...
. In Luke 10 no profile was made.
In Luke 2:38 in Latin text it has reading "Israel" for "Jerusalem".
History
The scribe was a Latin. The Greek text is often adapted to the Latin one.The manuscript was examined by Birch about 1782. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.
It is currently housed at the Vatican Library
Vatican Library
The Vatican Library is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. Formally established in 1475, though in fact much older, it has 75,000 codices from...
(Vat. gr. 359), at Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
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...