Minuscule 486
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospel of John |
|---|---|
| Date | 15th-century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Lambeth Palace |
| Size | 21.7 cm by 14.8 cm |
| Type | mixed |
| Category | none |
| Hand | neatly written |
Minuscule 486 (in the
Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of John on 51 paper leaves (size 21.7 cm by 14.8 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page. It contains prolegomena, numbers of the κεφαλαια (chapters) at the margin, and a few rubrical directions, but no other liturgical apparatus.[4][5] It is neatly but carelessly written on oriental paper.[5]
This copy abounds with omissions in consequence of clauses having the same beginning or end, and many words are written in error twice over; most of which instances of gross carelessness are corrected by a later hand. There is no "
It has few peculiarities of spelling, e.g. ταυθα (2:6), βαραβας (18:40), ηλθα (8:14), τεθηκαν (19:42), and καιαφα (18:24).[5]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a mixture of text-types. Aland did not place it in any Category.[6]
History
The manuscript has a written inscription "T. Wagstaffe ex dono D. Barthol. Cassano e sacerdotibus ecclesiae Graecae, Oct. 20, 1732".[3]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener, who thoroughly examined and collated it. Scrivener published the collation in 1852.[5]
It is currently housed at the Lambeth Palace (1350) in London.[2]
See also
- List of New Testament minuscules
- Biblical manuscript
- Textual criticism
References
- ^ Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 65.
- ^ 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. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 250.
- ^ Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 194.
- ^ a b c d e f Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1853). A Full and Exact Collation of About Twenty Greek Manuscripts of the Holy Gospels. Cambridge and London: John W. Parker and Son. p. LV-VI.
- ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
Further reading
- Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1853). Full and Exact Collation of About Twenty Greek Manuscripts of the Holy Gospels. Cambridge and London: John W. Parker and Son. pp. LV–LVI. (as t)