Minuscule 354
New Testament manuscript
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Minuscule 354 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θε13 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.[2]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospel of Matthew |
|---|---|
| Date | 11th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Biblioteca Marciana |
| Size | 24.5 cm by 16 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew 1:1-27:66 on 442 parchment leaves (24.5 cm by 16 cm) with a Commentary of Theophylact. The text us written in one column per page, in 22 lines per page.[2][3] It was written in a very large hand.[4]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[5]
History
The manuscript was bought by Theodor Constantin, in 1415, in Constantinople. It once belonged to Cardinal Bessarion (as codices 205, 357).[3] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852).[6] It was examined by Burgon. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[3]
The manuscript is currently housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. Z. 29) in Venice.[2]