Minuscule 256
Minuscule 256, α216, is a Greek-Armenian minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.
It was adapted for liturgical use.
Formerly it was assigned by 301a, 259p, and 102r.Description
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, and Book of Revelation, on 323 parchment leaves, with lacunae. The text is written in two columns per page, 36 lines per page.
It contains prolegomena, Journeys and death of Paul, lists of the κεφαλαια before each book, lectionary equipment at the margin, subscriptions at the end of each book, and Stichometry.Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type in Pauline epistles, and the Byzantine elsewhere.
The ending of the Epistle to the Romans has an unusual order of verses: 16:23; 16:25-27; 16:24.History
The manuscript once belonged to Archbishop of Tarsus. It was examined and described by Paulin Martin. The manuscript was collated by C. F. Matthaei and Herman C. Hoskier.
Gregory saw it in 1885. Formerly it was assigned by 301a, 259p, and 102r. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 256 to it.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France at Paris.
