| Minuscule 768 | |
|---|---|
| Text | Gospels † |
| Date | 12th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | National Library of Greece |
| Size | 16 cm by 13 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
| Note | — |
Minuscule 768 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε480 (von Soden),[1][2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript has no complex contents.[3][4] Scrivener labelled it as 859e.[5]
Contents |
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 222 parchment leaves (size 16 cm by 13 cm), with one lacuna.[3] The text is written in one column per page, 16-24 lines per page.[3] It lacks text of Matthew 1:1-9:15. The text of Matthew 3:6-9:15 was supplied by the 15th century hand, the text of Matthew 1:1-2:25 by the 16th century hand on paper.[6]
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with their τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.[6]
It contains tables of the κεφαλαια before each Gospel. Lectionary markings, incipits, αναγνωσεις (lessons), subscriptions, and στιχοι were added by a later hand.[5][6]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx.[7] Aland placed it in Category V.[8]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.[7]
It lacks the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11).[6]
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century;[5] Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.[6] The manuscript is currently dated by the INTF to the 12th century.[4]
The manuscript was the first time noticed in catalogue from 1876.[9]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (859)[5] and Gregory (768). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[6]
The manuscript is now housed at the National Library of Greece (161) in Athens.[3][4]