Minuscule 79
manuscript
Minuscule 79, known as Codex Georg Douzae, is a Greek-Latin minuscule manuscript of the New Testament Gospels, on parchment. It is designated by the siglum 71. in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts, and ε 529 in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned to the 14th century. It was adapted for liturgical use.
Description
The manuscript is a codex (precursor to the modern book format), containing an almost complete the text of the four Gospels with one large gap (Matthew 1:1-14:13), written on 208 parchment leaves (sized 16.5 cm by 12 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 26-28 lines per page. The initial letters are written in red ink.
In the Gospel of Matthew it contains chapter numbers (known as κεφαλαια / kephalai) written in the margin, though none of the chapter titles (known as τιτλοι / titloi) are included, with lectionary markings in the margin (for liturgical use), incipits, an introduction (αναγνωσεις / anagnoseis) to Matthew, a synaxaria (list of weekly readings), and pictures.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is considered to be mostly a representative of the Byzantine text-type, with several non-majority readings.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1230486. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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