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Minuscule 443 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 270 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 12th century.[1]

Contents

Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 235 parchment leaves (28 cm by 21.5 cm). Written in two columns per page, in 24 lines per page.[1] The columns have size only 17.3 cm by 5.5 cm.[2] It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, Eusebian tables, prolegomena, lists of κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, κεφαλαια, Ammonian Sections, Eusebian Canons, Synaxarion, Menologion, and subscriptions.[3] The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) marked with obelus.[2]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4]

History

The manuscript once belonged to Anthony Askew (1722-1774) (as codices 438 and 439). It was bought for the University Library in 1775 for ₤20, at the celebrated book-sale of Anthony Askew.[2] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).[5] It was examined by Gregory in 1886.[2]

It is currently housed at the Cambridge University Library (Nn. 2.36) in Cambridge.[1]

See also

References

Further reading

  • F. H. A. Scrivener, An Exact Transcript of the Codex Augiensis (Cambridge and London, 1859), pp. 35-38.

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