Name Codex Escurialensis Date 1013 Now at Escurial | Text Gospels Script Greek Size 21.8 cm by 17 cm | |
Minuscule 230 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 173 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1013.
Contents
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels, on 218 parchment leaves (size 21.8 cm by 17 cm). The leaves are arranged in quarto (four leaves in quire). The text is written in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel, synaxaria, Menologion, doubled Menologion, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, with numbers of ρηματα, and numbers of στιχοι.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Caesarean text-type. Aland placed it in Category III. The manuscript belongs to the textual family Ferrar Group (f13).
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual group Λ in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20 (in Luke 20 very weak member).
History
According to the colophon it was: Ετελειωθη η ιερα βιβλος αυτη μην οκτωβριω κθ, ημερα παρασκευη, ωρα θ, ετει ςφκβ. Ινδ. Ιβ. Γραφεν δια χειρος Λουκα μοναχου και ευτελους ιερεως. According to E. Miller this date correspond to 1014 A.D. Actually it is deciphered as 1013 A.D.
The manuscript was written by Luke, a monk and scribe.
It was described by Moldenhawer, who collated it about 1783 for Birch. It was briefly described by Emmanuel Miller in 1848. Jacob Greelings examined the text of the Gospel of John.
It is currently housed at the Escurial (Cod. Escurialensis, y. III. 5).