Minuscule 522 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 145 (in the Soden numbering), is a

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manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printing, printed or repr ...

of the

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

, on a paper. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1515 or 1516. Scrivener labelled it by number 488. It was adapted for liturgical use.

Description

The codex contains the entire of the

on 319 paper leaves (size ) with only one

lacuna Lacuna (plural lacunas or lacunae) may refer to: Related to the meaning "gap" * Lacuna (manuscripts), a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or musical work **Great Lacuna, a lacuna of eight leaves where there was heroic Old Norse po ...

in the

Apocalypse Apocalypse () is a literary genre in which a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a human intermediary. The means of mediation include dreams, visions and heavenly journeys, and they typically feature symbolic imager ...

2:11-23. The order of books: Gospels, Pauline epistles (Philemon, Hebrews), Acts, Catholic epistles, and Apocalypse. The scribe was unfamiliar with Greek. The text written in one column per page, 25 lines per page. The breathings and accents are given correctly with very few exceptions. The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin (added by later hand in Latin), and their (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages. The text of the Gospels has also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections, with references to the

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. The tables of the (''tables of contents'') are placed before each of book, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), incipits, (''lessons''),

Synaxarion Synaxarion or Synexarion (plurals Synaxaria, Synexaria; el, Συναξάριον, from συνάγειν, ''synagein'', "to bring together"; cf. etymology of ''synaxis'' and ''synagogue''; Latin: ''Synaxarium'', ''Synexarium''; cop, ⲥⲩⲛⲁ ...

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, and some pictures. It has

Oecumenius Oecumenius ( el, Οἰκουμένιος) is the name under which are transmitted several commentaries in Greek on the New Testament. It now appears that these were not all written by the same person nor in the same period. Oecumenius was once be ...

and Euthalius prolegomena. ; Errors In Apocalypse, there were 13 instances of errors by

homoioteleuton Homeoteleuton, also spelled homoeoteleuton and homoioteleuton (from the Greek ,Silva Rhetoricae (2006)Rhetorical Figures for Shakespeare and the Scriptures/ref> ''homoioteleuton'', "like ending"), is the repetition of endings in words. Homeoteleuto ...

, errors of

itacism Iotacism ( el, ιωτακισμός, ''iotakismos'') or itacism is the process of vowel shift by which a number of vowels and diphthongs converged towards the pronunciation in post-classical Greek and Modern Greek. The term "iotacism" refers to ...

are few.

N ephelkystikon In ancient Greek grammar, movable nu, movable N or ephelcystic nu ( grc, νῦ ἐφελκυστικόν ''nû ephelkustikón'', literally "nu dragged onto" or "attracted to") is a letter nu (written ; the Greek equivalent of the letter ''n'') pl ...

before a consonant 3 times, 2 times it lacks before

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Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

Byzantine text-type In the textual criticism of the New Testament, the Byzantine text-type (also called Majority Text, Traditional Text, Ecclesiastical Text, Constantinopolitan Text, Antiocheian Text, or Syrian Text) is one of the main text types. It is the form fou ...

except Acts and Catholic epistles. Aland placed it in Category V. The text of the Acts and Catholic epistles Aland placed in III Category. Wisse did not examine this manuscript by using his profile method. It has some peculiar readings in Book of Revelation.

History

According to the note on folio 319 the manuscript was written in

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in 1515 (or 1516) for the wish Giovanni Francesco Picus of Mirandola by Michael Damascenus from Crete. The manuscript once belonged to M. Aloys. Canonici, together with the manuscripts 523,

524 Year 524 ( DXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) on the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iustinus and Opilio (or, less frequently, year 1277 ''Ab urbe ...

, and

525 __NOTOC__ Year 525 ( DXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Probus and Philoxenus (or, less frequently, year 1278 '' ...

, then to Bandinelli from Venice, and in 1817 was acquired by the Bodleian Library. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament minuscule manuscripts by

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(488) and Gregory (522). Gregory saw it in 1883. It was examined, described, and collated by Scrivener. (as k) It is currently housed at the

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(MS. Canon. Gr. 34) in

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Minuscule 522
at the ''Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0522 Greek New Testament minuscules 16th-century biblical manuscripts Bodleian Library collection

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