Minuscule 647
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 647 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1611 (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century, and more recently, to the 11th century. The manuscript is lacunose. Scrivener labelled by 722e.
Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 304 parchment leaves (size 25 cm by 19 cm), with only one lacuna at the end of Gospel of John (John 21:20-25). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, by a single hand.
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, the Eusebian tables, Prolegomena, the tables of the κεφαλαια (chapters) are placed before each of the Gospels, the text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 240 - 16:19), with a references to the Eusebian Canons, Synaxarion, Menologion, and subscriptions at the end each of the Gospels.
Text
The Greek text of the codex Kurt Aland did not place in any Category.
It was not examined by using Claremont Profile Method. In result its textual character is still not determined.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Minuscule 647” as new Testament manuscript. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as new Testament manuscript. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 9, 2021. The linked authority identifier is Q17010711. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1611.
Titles can refer to several editions, objects or performances, making precise identification essential before interpretation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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