Minuscule 457
| New Testament manuscript | |
 Folio 1 recto | |
| Text | Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles |
|---|---|
| Date | 10th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Laurentian Library |
| Size | 26 cm by 19.5 cm |
| Type | Byzantine |
| Category | V |
| Hand | beautifully written |
Minuscule 457 (in the
Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 294 parchment leaves (26 cm by 19.58 cm). It is written in one column per page, in 19 lines per page.[2]
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.[4]
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each book, subscriptions at the end of each book, with numbers of στιχοι, scholia, and modern interlinear Latin version in the Epistles.[4]
The order of books: Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles.[4]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[5]
History
The manuscript was examined and slightly collated by Birch and Scholz.[4][3] Antonio Maria Biscioni published its facsimile in 1752.[4]
Formerly it was labeled by 87a and 97p.
It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library (Plutei IV. 29) in Florence.[2]
See also
- List of New Testament minuscules
- Biblical manuscript
- Textual criticism
References
- ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 64.
- ^ ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- ^ a b Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 291.
- ^ a b c d e f Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 272.
- ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
Further reading
- Antonio Maria Biscioni, Bibliothecae Mediceo-Laurentianae catalogus, Florence 1752, vol. 2, pp. 66–70.
External links
- "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 18 March 2013.