Minuscule 379

Minuscule 379 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Z^ε50 (Soden),^[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.^[2] It has marginalia.

Minuscule 379

New Testament manuscript
Text	Gospels
Date	15th century
Script	Greek
Now at	Vatican Library
Size	29.7 cm by 20.2 cm
Type	Byzantine text-type
Category	V
Note	commentary

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 437 paper leaves (29.7 cm by 20.2 cm). The text is written in one column per page, in 27 lines per page.^[2] It contains a commentary.^[3]

It contains tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel, numbers of the κεφαλαια (chapters) at the margin, and the τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.^[3]

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.^[4] It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method.^[5]

History

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794–1852).^[6]

C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.^[3]

The manuscript is currently housed at the Vatican Library (Vat. gr. 1769) in Rome.^[2]

See also

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