Minuscule 716
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Minuscule 716 ε448 (von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript is in the British Library
as MS Egerton 2784.The manuscript has complex contents. Scrivener
labelled it as 565e.
s, on 176 parchment leaves (size ).
The text is written in one column per page, 24-26 lines per page. The manuscript has ornamented headpieces, the initial letters in brown with pen-work decoration, the initial for Epsilon
has anthropomorphic motif with a blessing hand. The decorations do not use colours.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin of the text, and their τιτλοι (titles) are given at the top of the pages. The lists of the (tables of contents) are placed before each Gospel. The text is also divided according to the smaller Ammonian Sections
(in Mark 242 sections), whose numbers are given at the margin, with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains lectionary markings margin (incipits), αναγνωσεις (lessons) at the margin, Synaxarion (fragment), subscriptions at the end of the Gospels, ρηματα, and στιχοι.
element. Kurt Aland
did not place it in any Category
.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it creates textual cluster with minuscule 343
in Luke 1 and Luke 10. In Luke 20 it creates cluster with minuscule 686
. Textually it is close to the textual family Kx
.
to the 14th century.
Formerly the manuscript belonged to Bernard Quaritch
, then it was held in Sotheby's
. It belonged to Burgon and Rose. It was bought for the British Museum
in 1893 (along with minuscule 714
and 715
).
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (565) and Gregory (716). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883. The text was collated by Rose.
Burgon examined and described the manuscript in the Guardian from July 19, 1882.
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. 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 14th century. The manuscript is in the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
as MS Egerton 2784.The manuscript has complex contents. Scrivener
Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
The Reverend Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, LL.D. was an important text critic of the New Testament and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version of the Bible...
labelled it as 565e.
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 176 parchment leaves (size ).
The text is written in one column per page, 24-26 lines per page. The manuscript has ornamented headpieces, the initial letters in brown with pen-work decoration, the initial for Epsilon
Epsilon
Epsilon is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding phonetically to a close-mid front unrounded vowel . In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 5. It was derived from the Phoenician letter He...
has anthropomorphic motif with a blessing hand. The decorations do not use colours.
The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin of the text, and their τιτλοι (titles) are given at the top of the pages. The lists of the (tables of contents) are placed before each Gospel. The text is also divided according to the smaller Ammonian Sections
Ammonian Sections
Eusebian canons or Eusebian sections, also known as Ammonian Sections, are the system of dividing the four Gospels used between late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The divisions into chapters and verses used in modern texts date only from the 13th and 16th centuries, respectively...
(in Mark 242 sections), whose numbers are given at the margin, with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains lectionary markings margin (incipits), αναγνωσεις (lessons) at the margin, Synaxarion (fragment), subscriptions at the end of the Gospels, ρηματα, and στιχοι.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is mixed with numerous ByzantineByzantine 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...
element. Kurt 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 creates textual cluster with minuscule 343
Minuscule 343
Minuscule 343 , ε 120 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.It has full marginalia.- Description :...
in Luke 1 and Luke 10. In Luke 20 it creates cluster with minuscule 686
Minuscule 686
Minuscule 686 , Θε34 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1337. Some leaves of the manuscript were lost...
. Textually it is close 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 :...
.
History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 12th century, Dean Burgon to the 13th century, Gregory dated it to the 14th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTFInstitute for New Testament Textual Research
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is an institute for the investigation of the text of the New Testament. The INTF was founded in Münster in 1959 by Professor Kurt Aland , the first director of the Institute...
to the 14th century.
Formerly the manuscript belonged to Bernard Quaritch
Bernard Quaritch
Bernard Quaritch, full name Bernard Alexander Christian Quaritch, was a German-born British bookseller and collector....
, then it was held in Sotheby's
Sotheby's
Sotheby's is the world's fourth oldest auction house in continuous operation.-History:The oldest auction house in operation is the Stockholms Auktionsverk founded in 1674, the second oldest is Göteborgs Auktionsverk founded in 1681 and third oldest being founded in 1731, all Swedish...
. It belonged to Burgon and Rose. It was bought for the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
in 1893 (along with minuscule 714
Minuscule 714
Minuscule 714 , ε1392 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose...
and 715
Minuscule 715
Minuscule 715 , ε364 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript has complex contents...
).
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (565) and Gregory (716). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883. The text was collated by Rose.
Burgon examined and described the manuscript in the Guardian from July 19, 1882.
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...
External links
- Minuscule 716 at the British Library
- Minuscule 716 at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism