Minuscule 15

Minuscule 15 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 283 (von Soden). It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 225 parchment leaves (18.2 by 14.3 cm), dated paleographically to the 12th century. Written in one column per page, 23-24 lines per page. [1]

Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels. It was written in neat, and regular letters. The Eusebian Canons were given and some illustrations. It contains Prolegomena, Epistula ad Carpianum, synaxaria, Menologion. Text of John 7:53-8:11 omitted.

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type.

History

The manuscript was brought to Paris by Catherine de' Medici.<ref name = Gregory/> It was in private hands, and became a part of collaction Kuster's Paris 8.<ref>F. H. A. Scrivener, A Plain Introduction... [3] The codex is located now at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 64) at Paris.[1]

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Textual criticism

References

• 1. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 47.>
• 2. Kurt Aland, and Barbara Aland, "The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism", transl. Erroll F. Rhodes, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995, p. 138.
• 3. Scholz examined a bigger part of Matthew, Mark and John in the codex.