Minuscule 457 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), α 67 (in the
Soden numbering),
is a
Greek minuscule
Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (or more formally ''majuscule'') and smaller lowercase (or more formally ''minuscule'') in the written representation of certain languages. The writing ...
manuscript of the
New Testament, on parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. The manuscript has complex contents.
Formerly it was labeled by 87
a and 97
p.
Description
The codex contains the text of the
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its messag ...
,
Catholic epistles
The catholic epistles (also called the general epistlesEncarta-encyclopedie Winkler Prins (1993–2002) s.v. "katholieke brieven". Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum.) are seven epistles of the New Testament. Listed in order of their appearance in ...
, and
Pauline epistles
The Pauline epistles, also known as Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle, although the authorship of some is in dispute. Among these epistles are some of the earliest extan ...
on 294 parchment leaves (). It is written in one column per page, in 19 lines per page.
[
The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (''titles'') at the top of the pages.
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each book, subscriptions at the end of each book, with numbers of , scholia, and modern interlinear Latin version in the Epistles.][
]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
History
The manuscript was examined and slightly collated by Birch and Scholz. Antonio Maria Biscioni
Antonio Maria Biscioni (14 August 1674 – 4 May 1756) was an Italian historian, philologist, and librarian for the Laurentian library of Florence. He was born in Florence and entered religious orders. Among his pupils were Giovanni Gaetano Bottar ...
published its facsimile in 1752.
Formerly it was labeled by 87a and 97p. C. R. Gregory
C. or c. may refer to:
* Century, sometimes abbreviated as ''c.'' or ''C.'', a period of 100 years
* Cent (currency), abbreviated ''c.'' or ''¢'', a monetary unit that equals of the basic unit of many currencies
* Caius or Gaius, abbreviated as ...
saw it in 1886. In 1908 Gregory gave number 457 to it.
It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library
The Laurentian Library (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana or BML) is a historic library in Florence, Italy, containing more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books. Built in a cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze ...
(Plutei IV. 29) in Florence.[
]
See also
* List of New Testament minuscules
* Biblical manuscript
A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. Biblical manuscripts vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual verses of the Jewish scriptures (see ''Tefillin'') to huge polyglot codices (multi-ling ...
* Textual criticism
References
Further reading
* Antonio Maria Biscioni
''Bibliothecae Mediceo-Laurentianae catalogus''
Florence 1752, vol. 2, pp. 66–70.
External links
*
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Greek New Testament minuscules
10th-century biblical manuscripts