Text Gospels † Script Greek Size 20.8 cm by 15.5 cm | Date 12th century Now at British Library Type Byzantine text-type | |
Minuscule 692 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε1284 (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript is lacunose. Scrivener labelled it by 596e.
Contents
Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark, and Gospel of John on 237 parchment leaves (size 20.8 cm by 15.5 cm), with lacuna (Luke 2:7-21). The text is written in one column per page, 23 lines per page.
It contains Prolegomena, the tables of the κεφαλαια (contents) are placed before each Gospel, numbers of the κεφαλαια (chapters) are given at the left margin, the τιτλοι (titles), Ammonian Sections (241 sections, the last section in 16:20), a references to the Eusebian Canons (in blue), and illuminated headings to the Gospels.
According to Scrivener it is "exquisitely written", with great resemble to Minuscule 71 in text. Edward A. Guy recognised this resemblance as the first.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual cluster M27.
History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century, Gregory dated it to the 12th or 13th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 12th century.
The manuscript was bought from Spyridion Lambros from Athens in 1859, along with 22 other manuscripts of the New Testament (codices: 269, 270, 271, 272, 688, 689, 690, 691, 693, etc.).
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (596) and Gregory (692).
It was examined by S. T. Bloomfield and Dean Burgon. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.
Actually the manuscript is housed at the British Library (Add. 22740), London.