Minuscule 87
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New Testament manuscript |
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| Name | Codex Trevirensis |
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| Text | Gospel of John |
| Date | 11th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Cusanusstift |
| Size | 36.5 cm by 25.7 cm |
| Type | ? |
| Category | none |
Minuscule 87 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), CL22 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. Formerly it was dated to the 12th century (F. H. A. Scrivener, C. R. Gregory).
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of John, with a catena, on 231 leaves (size 36.5 cm by 25.7 cm). The biblical text is surrounded by a catena.
Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category.
The text of the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is omitted.
Formerly the manuscript was held in της μονης του προδρομου της κοιμενης εγγιστα της Αετιου αρχαικη δε τη μονη κησις πετρα in Constantinople, as codices 178 and 774.
The manuscript once belonged to the famous scholar, philosopher and mathematician, Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa, together with the manuscript 129.
It came from Constantinople; it was housed at Trier. It was examined by Balthasar Cordier, Montfaucon, and Scholz. It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Scholz. Wettstein's 87 is minuscule 250.C. R. Gregory tried to find this manuscript twice in 1884 in Trier and Cusa, but unsuccessfully.
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