Minuscule 296
Minuscule 296 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 600 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 16th century.[1]
Description
The codex contains the entire text of the New Testament on 560 parchment leaves (12.4 cm by 8.8 cm) in two volumes (257 + 303 leaves). Written in one column per page, in 20 lines per page.[1][2]
History
The manuscript was written by calligrapher Angelus Vergecius, from whom skill arose the expression "he writes like an angel".[3] Probably it was rewritten from printed text of the Greek New Testament.[1] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).[4]
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 123.124) at Paris.[1]
See also
References
- 1. Aland, K.; M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 64. ISBN 3110119862.
- 2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 177.
- 3. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1861). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. London. p. 38, 169.
- 4. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1861). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. London. p. 168.