Minuscule 569 (Gregory-Aland)
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Minuscule 569 A 151 (in the Soden's numbering), is a Greek
minuscule illuminated manuscript
Gospel book
, on parchment. It is dated by a Colophon
to the year 1061. It was labelled by Scrivener as 475. The manuscript has complex contents.
s on 358 parchment leaves measuring 26.2 centimetre. The writing is in one column per page, 14 lines per page for text and 51 lines with a commentary. It contains breathings, sign of interrogative, abbreviations are frequent; the iota adscript
occurs (e.g. article τῶι for τῷ), it has iotacistic
errors; avoid hiatus (e.g. ἐγέννησε τὸν).
Some initial
letters are in gold or colour. It contains ornamented canon tables, tables of the are placed before every Gospel, numerals of the are given at the margin, the , "hypothesis" (explanatory of using of the Eusebian Canons), , Prolegomena, lectionary markings, Synaxarion, Menologion, four Evangelist portrait
s, and decorative head-pieces (in four colours). The biblical text is surrounded by a patristic commentary (catena
); in the Gospel of Mark
it is a commentary by Victorinus of Pettau. There is additional material from Epiphanius
.
with some alien readings. Aland
did not place it in any Category
. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual M
27
group in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
Afterwards the manuscript belonged to the Załuski Library. In 1794 the whole collection was dispatched to Saint Petersburg
. Since 1805 it has been held in the Imperial Public Library in Petersburg.
The manuscript was examined and briefly described by Eduard de Muralt
(along with the codices 565
-566
, 568
, 570
-572
, 574
, 575
, and 1567), but he did not collate any of its readings. In 1966 Kurt Treu
examined the manuscript more thoroughly for the needs of textual criticism
.
The manuscript is in the National Library of Russia (Gr. 72) in Saint Petersburg.
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 illuminated manuscript
Illuminated manuscript
An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations...
Gospel book
Gospel Book
The Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New 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 1061. It was labelled by Scrivener as 475. The manuscript has complex contents.
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 358 parchment leaves measuring 26.2 centimetre. The writing is in one column per page, 14 lines per page for text and 51 lines with a commentary. It contains breathings, sign of interrogative, abbreviations are frequent; the iota adscript
Iota adscript
In Greek polytonic orthography, the iota adscript is a iota written after a long vowel in a long diphthong, as opposed to below the vowel as a small vertical stroke ....
occurs (e.g. article τῶι for τῷ), it has iotacistic
Iotacism
Iotacism is the process by which a number of vowels and diphthongs in Ancient Greek converged in pronunciation so that they all sound like iota in Modern Greek....
errors; avoid hiatus (e.g. ἐγέννησε τὸν).
Some initial
Initial
In a written or published work, an initial is a letter at the beginning of a work, a chapter, or a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text. The word is derived from the Latin initialis, which means standing at the beginning...
letters are in gold or colour. It contains ornamented canon tables, tables of the are placed before every Gospel, numerals of the are given at the margin, the , "hypothesis" (explanatory of using of the Eusebian Canons), , Prolegomena, lectionary markings, Synaxarion, Menologion, four Evangelist portrait
Evangelist portrait
Evangelist portraits are a specific type of miniature included in ancient and mediæval illuminated manuscript Gospel Books, and later in Bibles and other books, as well as other media. Each Gospel of the Four Evangelists, the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, may be prefaced by a portrait of...
s, and decorative head-pieces (in four colours). The biblical text is surrounded by a patristic commentary (catena
Catena (Biblical commentary)
A catena is a form of biblical commentary, verse by verse, made up entirely of excerpts from earlier Biblical commentators, each introduced with the name of the author, and with such minor adjustments of words to allow the whole to form a continuous commentary.The texts are mainly compiled from...
); in the Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Mark
The Gospel According to Mark , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Mark or simply Mark, is the second book of the New Testament. This canonical account of the life of Jesus of Nazareth is one of the three synoptic gospels. It was thought to be an epitome, which accounts for its place as the second...
it is a commentary by Victorinus of Pettau. There is additional material from Epiphanius
Epiphanius of Salamis
Epiphanius of Salamis was bishop of Salamis at the end of the 4th century. He is considered a saint and a Church Father by both the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He gained a reputation as a strong defender of orthodoxy...
.
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...
with some alien readings. 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...
. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual M
Codex Campianus
Codex Campianus designated by M or 021 , ε 72 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated palaeographically to the 9th century...
27
Minuscule 27
Minuscule 27 , ε 1023 . It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, written on vellum. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. It has marginalia.- Description :...
group in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
History
The manuscript was completed on 1 November in 1061, by an unknown scribe. On folio 5 recto, Eugenius, a scribe, noticed, that in 1757 the manuscript was bought from Sophronius, a monk, in exchange for a promise to erect a chapel in honour of Saint Spyridon in the monastery of Saint Paul in Bulgaria.
Ἔτει αψνξ (1757) ἀπὸ χριστοῦ τήνδε τὴν βίβλον ἐκτησάμην ἀντ’ αὐτης οἰκοδομἦσαι ὑποσχόμενος τῷ δόντι μοι αὐτὴν Σοφρονίῳ ἱερομονάχῳ παρακκλ..... ἐν τῇ κέλλῃ αὐτοῦ τῇ κατὰ τὴν ..... τοῦ ἁγίου Παύλου ἐπονόματι τοῦ θαυματόυργου Σπυρίδωνος Εὐγένιος ἱεροδίακονος ὁ Βόλγαρις
Afterwards the manuscript belonged to the Załuski Library. In 1794 the whole collection was dispatched to Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. Since 1805 it has been held in the Imperial Public Library in Petersburg.
The manuscript was examined and briefly described by Eduard de Muralt
Eduard de Muralt
Eduard de Muralt , Professor of theology, librarian, palaeographer.Born in Bischofszell, as son of Kaspar, a dealer, and of Elizabeth Sprüngli. Studies of theology in Zurich , then of philology and philosophy in Berlin, Jena and Paris. Muralt emigrated to Russia in 1834, took the German Protestant...
(along with the codices 565
Minuscule 565
Minuscule 565 , ε 93 , also known as the Empress Theodora's Codex. It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on purple parchment, dated palaeographically to the 9th century...
-566
Minuscule 566
Minuscule 566 , ε 93 , also known as the Empress Theodora's Codex. It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment, dated palaeographically to the 9th century.- Description :...
, 568
Minuscule 568
Minuscule 568 , ε 189 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.- Description :...
, 570
Minuscule 570
Minuscule 570 , ε 1220 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.The manuscript is lacunose...
-572
Minuscule 572
Minuscule 572 , ε 1221 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the year 12th century...
, 574
Minuscule 574
Minuscule 574 , ε 1295 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment...
, 575
Minuscule 575
Minuscule 575 , ε 352 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century. It was labeled by Scrivener as 477....
, and 1567), but he did not collate any of its readings. In 1966 Kurt Treu
Kurt Treu
Kurt Treu , German classical philologist, was a son of a German parson on the island Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia. In 1940, because of World War II, the Treu family was forced to leave their homeland. Kurt Treu studied in a Gymnasium in Hohensalza. AS levels were studied by him after the...
examined the manuscript more thoroughly for the needs of textual criticism
Textual criticism
Textual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
.
The manuscript is in the National Library of Russia (Gr. 72) in Saint Petersburg.
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...
Further reading
- Eduard de MuraltEduard de MuraltEduard de Muralt , Professor of theology, librarian, palaeographer.Born in Bischofszell, as son of Kaspar, a dealer, and of Elizabeth Sprüngli. Studies of theology in Zurich , then of philology and philosophy in Berlin, Jena and Paris. Muralt emigrated to Russia in 1834, took the German Protestant...
, Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique (Petersburg 1864), pp. 42-44. - Kurt TreuKurt TreuKurt Treu , German classical philologist, was a son of a German parson on the island Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia. In 1940, because of World War II, the Treu family was forced to leave their homeland. Kurt Treu studied in a Gymnasium in Hohensalza. AS levels were studied by him after the...
, Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments in der UdSSR; eine systematische Auswertung des Texthandschriften in Leningrad, Moskau, Kiev, Odessa, Tbiblisi und Erevan, Texte und Untersuchungen 91 (Berlin, 1966), pp. 54-57.
External links
- Minuscule 569 at the Russian National Library