Minuscule 696
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New Testament manuscript |
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| Text | Gospels |
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| Date | 13th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | British Library |
| Size | 27.8 cm by 21.3 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | none |
Minuscule 696 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε328 (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose.Scrivener labelled it by 600e.
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 350 parchment leaves (size 29.6 cm by 21.3 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 19-20 lines per page.
The tables of the κεφαλαια (contents) are placed before each Gospel, numbers of the κεφαλαια (chapters) are given at the left margin, there are no the τιτλοι (titles) at the top or bottom. There is no division according to the Ammonian Sections and the Eusebian Canons. It contains lectionary markings, incipits, αναγνωσεις (lessons), Synaxarion, Menologion, stichoi, and pictures. There are remarkable pictures of the Annunciation and the three later Evangelists. The Gospel headings at the left blank.
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr.Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kr in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.
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