Minuscule 448 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 509 (in the Soden numbering), is a

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of the

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, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1478. It has

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Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four

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s on 299 parchment leaves (). The text is written in one column per page, in 22 lines per page. The text is divided according to the (''chapters'') whose numerals are given at the margin, and the (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages. It contains lists of the (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, and very beautiful pictures. It is clearly but unskilfully written.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

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Hermann von Soden Baron Hermann von Soden (16 August 1852 – 15 January 1914) was a German Biblical scholar, minister, professor of divinity, and textual theorist. Life Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, 1852, Soden was educated at the University of Tübinge ...

classified it to the Antiocheian (i.e. Byzantine) commentated text. Aland placed it in Category V. According to the

Claremont Profile Method The Claremont Profile Method is a method for classifying ancient manuscripts of the Bible. It was elaborated by Ernest Cadman Colwell and his students. Professor Frederik Wisse attempted to establish an accurate and rapid procedure for the classif ...

it represents the textual family K^x in Luke 1 and Luke 20. It belongs also to the textual cluster

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. In Luke 10 no profile was made.

History

According to the colophon it was written in Rome, April 25, 1478 by

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of Crete for Francis Gonzaga Cardinal of St. Maria Nuova. There is a note that Rhosos also wrote the Vatican Homer in 1477 for Cardinal Gonazaga. Then it belonged to Giovanni Pietro Arrivabene. Nathaniel Noel purchased it for the Harleian Library between 20 January between 1721 and 1722. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794–1852). It was examined by Scholz (only

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saw it in 1883. It is currently housed at the

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(

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MS 5790).

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Harley MS 5790
at the British Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0448 Greek New Testament minuscules 15th-century biblical manuscripts Harleian Collection

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