Minuscule 503
Minuscule 503 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 325 (in the Soden numbering),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[2] Scrivener labelled it by number 590. The manuscript is lacunose.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospel of John |
|---|---|
| Date | 13th-century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | British Library |
| Size | 12.3 cm by 8.5 cm |
| Type | mixed |
| Category | none |
| Note | full marginalia |
Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of John on 60 parchment leaves (size 12.3 cm by 8.5 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 25-27 lines per page.[2]
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters) with numbers given at the margin, and their τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. It is also divided according to the Ammonian Sections, but there are no references to the Eusebian Canons. It has lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use).[3][4]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a mixture of the text-types. Aland did not place it in any Category.[5]
History
The manuscript was written by Cosmas Vanaretus, a monk. Formerly it belonged to the monastery of St. Maximus. In 1853 it was bought together with Minuscule 502 from Constantine Simonides.[3][4]
It was added to the list of the New testament manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (590) and C. R. Gregory (503).[4]
It was examined by Bloomfield,[6] Scrivener, and Gregory (in 1883).[4]
It is currently housed at the British Library (Add MS 19389) in London.[2]
References
- Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 66.
- Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 77. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1 (4th ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 259.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testamentes. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 196.
- Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- Bloomfield, S. T. (1860). Critical Annotations: Additional and Supplementary on the New Testament. London: Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts.
Further reading
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testamentes. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 196.