Minuscule 865
New Testament manuscript
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Minuscule 865 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A502 (von Soden),[1][2] is a 15th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on paper. The manuscript has complex context, no marginalia.
| New Testament manuscript | |
Folio 1 verso | |
| Text | Gospel of John |
|---|---|
| Date | 15th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Vatican Library |
| Size | 36 cm by 25 cm |
| Type | Byzantine? |
| Category | none |
| Note | commentary |
Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 123 paper leaves (size 36 cm by 25 cm), with a catena. It has some lacunae (John 18:10-21:25). The text is written in one column per page, 29 lines per page.[3][4] The biblical text is surrounded by a catena. The commentary is of Chrysostom's authorship.[5] The text was corrected.[1]
Text
Kurt Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category.[6]
History
C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 15th century.[5] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 15th century.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (865e). Gregory saw it in 1886.[5]
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Vatican Library (Gr. 1472), in Rome.[3][4]
