Minuscule 255 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α174 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[2] Formerly it was labeled by 252a and 302p. Scrivener labelled it by 249a.[3]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles |
|---|---|
| Date | 14th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Biblioteka Jagiellońska |
| Size | 27 cm by 21 cm |
| Category | none |
Description edit
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 222 parchment leaves (27 cm by 21 cm).[2] The text is written in 2 columns per page, 26 lines per page.[2] It has the same contents as minuscule 303.[3]
It contains prolegomena, tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each sacred book, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), subscriptions at the end of each book, with numbers of στιχοι.[4][3]
Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category.[5]
History edit
The manuscript was examined and collated by Matthaei.[7] Formerly it was labeled by 252a and 302p.[4] Gregory saw it in 1887. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 255 to it.
Formerly it was held in Berlin (Königliche Bibliothek, Ms. Gr. Quarto 40).[4]
At the end of 1943 year has increased the frequency of the bombing of Berlin. The Prussian State Library sent many collections out of Berlin to be sheltered in Silesia for safekeeping. As the result of postwar border changes some of these collections were found in Poland (among them minuscule 255). They were moved to the Jagiellonian University Library.[8]
The manuscript is currently housed at the Jagiellonian Library (Fonds der Berliner Hss. Graec. quarto 40) at Kraków.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 57.
- ^ a b c d K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 62.
- ^ a b c 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. 302.
- ^ a b c Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 284.
- ^ 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. pp. 132, 138. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- ^ UBS3, p. 583.
- ^ C. F. Matthaei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine (Riga, 1782-1788).(as 12)
- ^ Sroka Marek, The Music Collection of the Former Prussian State Library at the Jagiellonian Library in Kraków, Poland: Past, Present, and Future Developments, Library Trends - Volume 55, Number 3, Winter 2007, pp. 651-664
Further reading edit
- C. F. Matthaei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine (Riga, 1782–1788).(as 12)
- Wattenbach, Schrift. z. Gesch. der gr. Schr. (Berlin 1876), Tabl. 13.