Minuscule 592
Encyclopedia
Minuscule 592 α 567 (von Soden), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper, dated by a Colophon
to the year 1289. The manuscript has complex contents. It was labelled by Scrivener as 461.
Gregory labelled the manuscript by 592e, 207a, and 263p.
except Book of Revelation
on 295 paper leaves (size ). It is written in one column per page, 28-32 lines per page. It was written by many hands.
It contains the lists of the , numerals of the (chapters), the (titles), the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 237 – 16:15), (not the Eusebian Canons), Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions, , , pictures, and Euthalian Apparatus
.
The order of books: Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, Synaxarion, and Gospels. It contains an additional material about the councils.
. Aland
placed it in Category V. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx
in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.
The manuscript currently is housed at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana
(Z. 34 sup.), at Milan
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
minuscule manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, on paper, dated by a Colophon
Colophon (publishing)
In publishing, a colophon is either:* A brief description of publication or production notes relevant to the edition, in modern books usually located at the reverse of the title page, but can also sometimes be located at the end of the book, or...
to the year 1289. The manuscript has complex contents. It was labelled by Scrivener as 461.
Gregory labelled the manuscript by 592e, 207a, and 263p.
Description
The codex contains the text of the New TestamentNew Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
except Book of Revelation
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament. The title came into usage from the first word of the book in Koine Greek: apokalupsis, meaning "unveiling" or "revelation"...
on 295 paper leaves (size ). It is written in one column per page, 28-32 lines per page. It was written by many hands.
It contains the lists of the , numerals of the (chapters), the (titles), the Ammonian Sections (in Mark 237 – 16:15), (not the Eusebian Canons), Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions, , , pictures, and Euthalian Apparatus
Euthalian Apparatus
The Euthalian Apparatus is a collection of additional editorial material, such as divisions of text, lists, and summaries, to the New Testament's Book of Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles. This additional material appears at the beginnings of books, in the margin of the text, and at the...
.
The order of books: Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, Synaxarion, and Gospels. It contains an additional material about the councils.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-typeByzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts. It is the form found in the largest number of surviving manuscripts, though not in the oldest...
. Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
placed it in Category V. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx
Family Kx
Family Kx is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It includes uncials, and although hundreds of minuscules, no early ones.- Description :...
in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.
History
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener. It was examined by Dean Burgon.The manuscript currently is housed at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Biblioteca Ambrosiana
The Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historic library in Milan, Italy, also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Ambrosian art gallery. Named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, it was founded by Cardinal Federico Borromeo , whose agents scoured Western Europe and even Greece and Syria for books...
(Z. 34 sup.), at Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.
See also
- List of New Testament minuscules
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
Further reading
- A. Turyn, Dated Greek Manuscripts of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries in the Libraries of Italy, (Urbana, 1972), 45; description pp. 61-62.