Minuscule 306
New Testament manuscript
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Minuscule 306 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θε21 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[2]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Matthew, John † |
|---|---|
| Date | 12th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Size | 28.2 cm by 20.5 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew and Gospel of John on 559 parchment leaves (28.2 cm by 20.5 cm) with lacunae (John 21:1-8.24.25). The text is written in one column per page, in 25 lines per page.[2] The biblical text is surrounded by a catena.[3] Matthew and John have a Theophylact's commentary.[3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[4]
History
The manuscript once belonged to Jean Hurault de Boistaillé (as codex 10, 203, 263, 301, 314).[3] It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794–1852).[5]
The manuscript was examined by Wettstein, Scholz (1794–1852), and Paulin Martin.[6] C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.[3]
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 197) at Paris.[2]