Minuscule 152
Encyclopedia
Minuscule 152 ε 303 (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, and full marginalia
.
s on 315 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, in 20 lines per page. The ink is brown-black, the initial letters in blue.
It contains the tables of (tables of contents) before each Gospel, numbers of the κεφαλαια (chapters) at the margin of the text, the τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages, and pictures. It has no prolegomena.
The text of John's ending on 21:24, and verse 25 were added by a later hand.
. Aland
did not place it in any Category
.
According to the Claremont Profile Method in Luke 1; 10; and 20 it belongs to the group 1216 and creates a pair with 555
.
It is currently housed at the Vatican Library
(Pal. gr. 227), 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;...
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, and full 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...
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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 315 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, in 20 lines per page. The ink is brown-black, the initial letters in blue.
It contains the tables of (tables of contents) before each Gospel, numbers of the κεφαλαια (chapters) at the margin of the text, the τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages, and pictures. It has no prolegomena.
The text of John's ending on 21:24, and verse 25 were added by a later hand.
Text
It is similar to the codex 16Minuscule 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...
. 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 in 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...
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According to the Claremont Profile Method in Luke 1; 10; and 20 it belongs to the group 1216 and creates a pair with 555
Minuscule 555
Minuscule 555 , ε 519 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on a paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.Scrivener labelled it by number 609.- Description :...
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History
The manuscript was examined by Birch (about 1782) and Scholz. C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript 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...
(Pal. gr. 227), 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...
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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...