Minuscule 818
New Testament manuscript
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Minuscule 818 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θε419 (von Soden),[1][2] is a 14th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on paper, with a commentary.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Name | Escurialensis |
|---|---|
| Text | Gospels |
| Date | 14th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | El Escorial |
| Size | 23.7 cm by 16 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
| Note | – |
Description
The codex contains the complete text of the four Gospels, on 373 cotton paper leaves (size 23.7 cm by 16 cm), with a commentary.[3] The leaves are arranged in quarto (four leaves in quire).[4] It has ornamented headpieces.[1]
The text is written in one column per page, 32 lines per page.[3][5]
It contains a commentary of Theophylact.[6]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[7]
It was not examined according to the Claremont Profile Method.[8]
History
Emmanuel Miller and C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 14th century.[6] It is presently assigned to the 14th century on palaeographic grounds by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research.[3][5]
The manuscript was briefly described by Emmanuel Miller in 1848.[4] It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (818e).[6]
The manuscript is now housed in El Escorial (Ψ. III, 13).[3][5]
