Minuscule 737
New Testament manuscript
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Minuscule 737 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θε306 (von Soden),[1][2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript has no complex contents.[3][4] Scrivener labelled it as 755e.[5]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospel of Matthew |
|---|---|
| Date | 13th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Size | 26.6 cm by 20.8 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
| Note | – |
Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew, on 176 parchment leaves (size 26.6 cm by 20.8 cm).[3] The text is written in one column per page, 28-30 lines per page.[3][6]
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with their τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.[6]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[7]
History
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century.[6] The manuscript is currently dated by the INTF to the 13th century.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (755) and Gregory (737). It was examined and described by Paulin Martin.[8] Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.[6]
The manuscript is now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 204) in Paris.[3][4]
