Minuscule 420
Minuscule 420, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.
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Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew and Gospel of Mark on 127 parchment leaves. It is written in one column per page, in 22 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 Ammonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It the Epistula ad Carpianum, Eusebian Canon tables, Prolegomena to the four Gospels, tables of the κεφαλαια before each Gospel, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, numbers of Stichometry, and pictures.
Text
It was written by several different hands, with readings from other copies.Kurt Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category.
History
In 1786 the manuscript was examined for Andreas Birch. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.
The manuscript is currently housed at the Library of the University in Messina.