Minuscule 319

Minuscule 319 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 256 (Soden),^[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.^[2] Formerly it was labelled by 24^a and 29^p.^[3][4]

Minuscule 319

New Testament manuscript
The first page of James (folio 85 recto)
Text	Acts, Paul †
Date	12th century
Script	Greek
Now at	Christ's College, Cambridge
Size	22.5 cm by 15 cm
Type	Byzantine text-type
Category	V

Description

The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 303 parchment leaves (22.5 cm by 15 cm) with lacunae (Acts 1:1-11; 18:20-20:14; James 5:14—1 Peter 1:4). Some other lacunae were supplied by modern hand. ^[3] Some leaves of this manuscript are torn and decayed. There are also many changes by a later hand.^[4]

The text is written in one column per page, biblical text in 22 lines per page.^[2]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.^[5]

History

Thomas Gale collated the manuscript for Mill (Cant. 2). It was examined Bentley, and John Wigley. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.^[3] Formerly it was labelled by 24^a and 29^p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 319 to it.^[1]

The manuscript is currently housed at the Christ's College, Cambridge (GG. 1.9 (Ms. 9)) at Cambridge.^[2]

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism