Minuscule 478


Minuscule 478, α 1126, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. Scrivener labeled it by number 575. It has complex context and full marginalia.

Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 268 parchment leaves, without any lacunae. The text is written in one column per page, 26 lines per page.
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια, whose numbers are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, Eusebian Canon tables, tables of the κεφαλαια before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, numbers of στιχοι, and scholia.
The manuscript is elegantly and correctly written.
It contains the pericope John 7:53-8:11 but marked with an obelus.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
In, it reads Ιωσιας δε εγεννησεν τον Ιωακειμ, Ιωακειμ δε εγεννησεν τον Ιεχονιαν instead of Ιωσιας δε εγεννησεν τον Ιεχονιαν. The reading is supported by Codex Campianus, Codex Koridethi, Σ, f1, 33, 258, 661, 791, 954, 1216, 1230, 1354, 1604, ℓ 54.

History

Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 10th century.
The manuscript once belonged to Bishop of Caesarea Palaestina. It was purchased by the British Museum from R. H. Evans, 24 January 1838, lot 23. According to the 1838 sale catalogue, it was "procured from the Library of the Bishop of Philippi at the foot of Mount Lebanon".
The manuscript was examined and collated by Scrivener, who published its text in 1852. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener and Gregory. It was re-examined by Bloomfield. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
It is currently housed at the British Library in London.