Minuscule 458
| New Testament manuscript | |
 Folio 22 verso | |
| Text | Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles |
|---|---|
| Date | 11th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Laurentian Library |
| Size | 17.5 cm by 14.1 cm |
| Type | Byzantine |
| Category | V |
| Hand | beautifully written |
Minuscule 458 (in the
Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 276 parchment leaves (17.5 cm by 14.1 cm) with only one lacunae at the end of Titus.[4] The text is written in one column per page, in 24 lines per page.[2]
The biblical text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin.[4]
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each sacred books, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), subscriptions at the end of each book, with numbers of στιχοι.[4]
The order of books: Acts, 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
Formerly it was labeled by 88a and 98p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 458 to it.[1]
It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library (Plutei IV. 31) 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, p. 72-73.
External links
- "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 18 March 2013.