Minuscule 555
Minuscule 555 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 519 (in the Soden numbering),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on a paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.[2] Scrivener labelled it by number 609.[3]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospels |
|---|---|
| Date | 15th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Cambridge University Library |
| Size | 20.1 cm by 14.5 cm |
| Type | mixed |
| Category | none |
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 185 paper leaves (size 20.1 cm by 14.5 cm). The writing is in one column per page, 19-25 lines per page.[2] It contains Prolegomena, tables of the κεφαλαια are placed before every Gospel, and subscriptions at the end of the Gospels.[3][4]
Text
The Greek text of the codex Aland did not place in any Category.[5] According to the Claremont Profile Method in Luke 1; 10; and 20 it belongs to the group 1216 and creates a pair with 152.[6]
History
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Cambridge University Library (Hh. 6.12) in Cambridge.[2]
The manuscripts was added to the list of the New Testament minuscule manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (609) and C. R. Gregory (555).[3][4]
References
- Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 67.
- Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 79. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, vol. 1 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. pp. 261–262.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 202.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 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.
- Wisse, Frederik (1982). The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 63. ISBN 0-8028-1918-4.
Further reading
- W. H. P. Hatch, Facsimiles and descriptions of minuscule manuscripts of the New Testament (Cambridge, Mass., 1951), XCVIII