New Testament manuscript |
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Text | New Testament (except Rev.) |
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Date | 13th century |
Script | Greek |
Now at | Selly Oak College |
Size | 17.5 cm by 13 cm |
Type | Byzantine text-type |
Category | V |
Note | family Kr |
Minuscule 479 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 2491 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. Scrivener labelled it by number 542. It was adapted for liturgical use. Marginalia are not complete.
The codex contains the whole text of the New Testament except Book of Apocalypse on 231 parchment leaves (size 17.5 cm by 13 cm). It is written in one column per page, 29 lines per page. The order of books: Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles.
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, but there is no their τιτλοι (titles). The text of the Gospel has not additional division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections; no references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains tables of κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each book, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), αναγνοωσεις, subscriptions at the end of each book, numbers of στιχοι, and scholia of Chrysostom. It has the Euthalian Apparatus to the Acts, Catholic, and Pauline epistles.
It contains the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11), but it was marked with an obelus.