Minuscule 849
New Testament manuscript
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Minuscule 849 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Κι60 (von Soden),[1][2] is a 17th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on paper. The manuscript has no complex context.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospel of John |
|---|---|
| Date | 17th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Vatican Library |
| Size | 27.5 cm by 20.5 cm |
| Type | mixed text-type / Alexandrian |
| Category | III |
| Note | commentary |
Description
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a mixture of the text-types. Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex placed in Category III.[7]
History
F. H. A. Scrivener[6] and C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 17th century.[5] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 17th century.[4]
Probably it was rewritten from minuscule 850 (12th century).[5]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (730e)[6] and Gregory (849e). Gregory saw it in 1886.[5]
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Vatican Library (Barb. gr. 495), in Rome.[3][4]
