Minuscule 517


Minuscule 517, ε 167 α 214, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th or 12th century.
Scrivener labeled it by number 503. The manuscript is lacunose. It was adapted for liturgical use.

Description

The codex contains the text of the New Testament on 201 parchment leaves with a major lacunae. Some lacunae were supplied by a later hand. It is written in one column per page, 29-31 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. The text of the Gospels has also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections,.
It contains prolegomena to all epistles, the tables of the κεφαλαια are placed before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, and the Euthalian Apparatus.
The order of books: Acts, Catholic epistles, Apocalypse, Pauline epistles, and Gospels.
10 homoioteleuton, N ephelkystikon 196 times.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a mixture of the text-types. Aland did not place it in any Category.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual cluster 1675 in Luke 1 as a core member. In Luke 10 and Luke 20 manuscript is defective.

History

In 1727 the manuscript came from Constantinople to England and was presented to archbishop of Canterbury, William Wake, together with minuscules 73, 74, 506-520. Wake presented it to the Christ Church College in Oxford.
The manuscript collated by F. H. A. Scrivener and was added by him to the list of New Testament minuscule manuscripts. C. R. Gregory gave for it number 517.
Herman C. Hoskier collated the text of the Apocalypse.
It is currently housed at the Christ Church in Oxford.