Minuscule 434
New Testament manuscript
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Minuscule 434 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Νλ48 (in the Soden numbering),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[2]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Name | Vindobonensis |
|---|---|
| Text | Gospel of Luke 1:5-6:21 |
| Date | 13th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Austrian National Library |
| Size | 30 cm by 19.8 cm |
| Category | none |
Description
The codex contains only the text of the Gospel of Luke 1:5-6:21 on 424 parchment leaves (30 cm by 19.8 cm) with a catena. It is written in one column per page, in 28-30 lines per page.[2][3]
Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category.[4] It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.[5]
History
F. H. A. Scrivener and C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 14th century.[3] Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 13th century.[2]
The manuscript was brought from Constantinople by Busbecq (together with the codex 218).[6] It was examined by Birch and Scholz.[3] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794–1852).[7] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1887.[3]
It is currently housed at the Austrian National Library (Theol. gr. 71) in Vienna.[2]