Minuscule 590 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θ ε 35 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[2] The manuscript has complex contents. It was labeled by Scrivener as 831.[3]

Minuscule 590
New Testament manuscript
NameCodex Palatinus 15
TextGospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark
Date13th century
ScriptGreek
Now atBiblioteca Palatina, Parma
Size24.5 cm by 19 cm
Type?
Categorynone
Notemarginalia

Description edit

The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew and Gospel of Mark on 161 parchment leaves (size 24.5 cm by 19 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 29-41 lines per page.[2]

It contains prolegomena, numerals of the κεφαλαια (chapters) at the left margin, the τιτλοι (titles) at the top, the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 234 Sections - the last in 16:9), (not references to the Eusebian Canons), subscriptions at the end of each book, and numbers of στιχοι. The biblical text is surrounded by a commentary (catena).[4]

Text edit

The Greek text of the codex Aland did not place in any Category V.[5]

History edit

The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Gregory, who saw it in 1886.[4]

The manuscript currently is housed at the Biblioteca Palatina in Parma (Ms. Pal. 15).[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 68.
  2. ^ a b c K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 81.
  3. ^ 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. 274.
  4. ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 206.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ 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.

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