Minuscule 800
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 800 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A407 (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript is lacunose.
Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 217 parchment leaves (size 27 cm by 19.5 cm), with some lacunae (John 13:29-18:23; 19:24-21:25). The biblical text is surrounded by catenae.
The biblical text is written in 21 lines per page, the text of the commentary in 50 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with their τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages (with a Harmony). There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 234 sections, the last section in 16:9), with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains Prolegomena to Mark and John, lists of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each of the Gospels, and subscriptions at the end each of the Gospels. Subscriptions were added by a later hand.
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Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 26, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q6870990. Authority coordinates are 37.981, 23.733. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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