Text Gospels Script Greek Size 22.4 cm by 17.5 cm | Date 11th century Now at Laurentian Library Type Byzantine text-type | |
Minuscule 200 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 118 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. It has marginalia.
Contents
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 229 parchment leaves (size 22.4 cm by 17.5 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, in 25 lines per page, in light-brown or dark-brown ink, capital letters in gold.
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections, whose numbers – all in gold – are given at the margin. It contains references to the Eusebian Canons in red (written below Ammonian Section numbers).
It contains pictures, Epistula ad Carpianum, the Eusebian Canon tables, tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel, and fragments of Gregory of Nyssa against the Arians. The Synaxarion and Menologion were added in the 14th century.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual cluster Π200.
The pericope John 7:53-8:11 is marked with an obelus as a doubtful.
History
The manuscript once belonged to Antonio Corbinelli († 1423) and together with codex 199 was presented to Benedictine monastery.
It was examined by Birch, and Burgon. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.
It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library (Conv. Sopp. 160), at Florence.