Codex Nanianus
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| Uncial 30 | |
| Name | Nanianus |
|---|---|
| Sign | U |
| Text | Gospels |
| Date | 9th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Venice |
| Size | 22.5 cm x 16.7 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Codex Nanianus (Gregory-Aland no. U or 30), named for the former owner, is a Greek uncial manuscripts of the Gospels, dated paleographically to the 9th century. The codex contains 291 leaves (22.5 cm by 16.7 cm), with the complete text of the four Gospels. Written in two columns per page, and 21 lines per column. The codex is located now, in Venice, Biblioteca Marciana 1397 (I,8).
It is an ornate codex, with full marginalia, as well illuminations such as pictures and golden ornaments. Letters are in general an imitation of those used before the introduction of compressed uncials.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Aland, Kurt and Barbara Aland, The Text Of The New Testament: An Introduction To The Critical Editions and To The Theory and Practice Of Modern Text Criticism, 1995, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
[edit] External links
- Codex Nanianus U (30): at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism.
