Minuscule 848
New Testament manuscript
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Minuscule 848 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θε47 (von Soden),[1][2] is a 14th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript has no complex content.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospel of Luke |
|---|---|
| Date | 14th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Biblioteca Angelica |
| Size | 24.3 cm by 18 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
| Note | commentary |
Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Luke on 442 parchment leaves (size 24.3 cm by 18 cm), with a catena. The text is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page.[3][4] The biblical text is surrounded by a catena, the commentary is of Theophylact's authorship.[5]
It contains Prolegomena at the beginning and the tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before the Gospel.[6][5]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category V.[7] According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx in Luke 10 and Luke 20. In Luke 1 it has mixed text. It belongs to the textual pair with 1255.[8]
History
F. H. A. Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 11th century,[5] C. R. Gregory dated it to the 14th century.[6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 14th century.[4]
The manuscript once belonged to Cardinal Domenico Passionei.[6] It was examined and described (with a facsimile) by Giuseppe Bianchini.[9]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (611e)[5] and Gregory (848e). C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[6]
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Biblioteca Angelica (Ms. 21), in Rome.[3][4]
