Minuscule 599
Minuscule 599 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A599 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.[2] The manuscript has complex contents. It was labelled by Scrivener as 467.[3] It has marginalia.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospels |
|---|---|
| Date | 15th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Biblioteca Marciana |
| Size | 40.4 cm by 29.3 cm |
| Type | ? |
| Category | none |
| Note | marginalia |
Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 441 paper leaves (size 40.4 cm by 29.3 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 42 lines per page.[2] It contains lists of the κεφαλαια, numerals of the κεφαλαια (chapters) at the left margin, the Ammonian Sections, (not the Eusebian Canons), lectionary markings at the margin, and metrical verses.[4]
It has a commentary, to the Mark of Victorinus of Pettau.[4]
The order of Gospels: John, Matthew, Mark, and Luke (as in codex 538 and Coptic manuscripts).[4]
Text
The Greek text of the codex Aland did not place in any Category.[5] It was not examined by using Claremont Profile Method.[6]
History
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener. The manuscript was described by Zanetti in 1740. It was examined by Dean Burgon. Gregory saw it in 1886.[4]
The manuscript currently is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. Z. 495 (1048)), at Venice.[2]
References
- Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 69.
- K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 82.
- 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. p. 243.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 206.
{{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. 64. ISBN 0-8028-1918-4.
Further reading
- A. M. Zanetti & A. Bongiovanni, Graeca D. Marci Bibliotheca codicum manuscriptorum (Venice 1740), p. 259.