Minuscule 458 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), α 160 (in the
Soden numbering),
is a
Greek
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minuscule
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manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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, on parchment.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.
Formerly it was labeled by 88
a and 98
p.
Description
The codex contains the text of the
Acts of the Apostles,
Catholic epistles, and
Pauline epistles on 276 parchment leaves () with only one
lacunae at the end of Titus.
[ The text is written in one column per page, in 24 lines per page.][
The biblical text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin.
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each sacred books, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), subscriptions at the end of each book, with numbers of .][
]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type
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. Aland placed it in Category V.
History
The manuscript was examined and slightly collated by Birch
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and Scholz. Antonio Maria Biscioni published its facsimile in 1752. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.
Formerly it was labeled by 88a and 98p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 458 to it.[
It is currently housed at the Laurentian Library (Plutei IV. 31) in ]Florence
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.
See also
* List of New Testament minuscules
The list of New Testament Minuscules ordered by Gregory-Aland index number is divided into three sections:
* List of New Testament minuscules (1–1000)
* List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000)
* List of New Testament minuscules (2001– ...
* Biblical manuscript
* Textual criticism
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References
Further reading
* Antonio Maria Biscioni
''Bibliothecae Mediceo-Laurentianae catalogus''
Florence 1752, vol. 2, p. 72-73.
External links
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Greek New Testament minuscules
11th-century biblical manuscripts