Minuscule 415
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Minuscule 415 ε 421 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon
to the year 1356.
It has marginalia
.
s on 226 parchment leaves . The text is written in one column per page, in 27 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, the τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.
It contains tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel, Argumentum, lectionary markings at the margin at the margin, αναγνωσεις (lessons), subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, Synaxarion, Menologion, and pictures.
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Πb in Luke 1 (weak member) and family Πa in Luke 20 (weak member). In Luke 10 no profile was made.
C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Biblioteca Marciana
(Gr. I. 22) in Venice
.
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. It is dated by a colophon
Colophon (publishing)
In publishing, a colophon is either:* A brief description of publication or production notes relevant to the edition, in modern books usually located at the reverse of the title page, but can also sometimes be located at the end of the book, or...
to the year 1356.
It has 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 226 parchment leaves . The text is written in one column per page, in 27 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, the τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.
It contains tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel, Argumentum, lectionary markings at the margin at the margin, αναγνωσεις (lessons), subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, Synaxarion, Menologion, 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...
. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr
Family Kr
Family Kr 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 has no uncials, no early minuscules, it has only hundreds of minuscules.- 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...
placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Πb in Luke 1 (weak member) and family Πa in Luke 20 (weak member). In Luke 10 no profile was made.
History
According to the colophon the manuscript was written in January, 1356. Wiedmann and J. G. J. Braun collated some portions of the manuscript for Scholz (1794-1852). The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Biblioteca Marciana
Biblioteca Marciana
The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana is a library and Renaissance building in Venice, northern Italy; it is one of the earliest surviving public manuscript depositories in the country, holding one of the greatest classical texts collections in the world. The library is named after St. Mark, the...
(Gr. I. 22) in Venice
Venice
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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...