Minuscule 558


Minuscule 558, ε 275, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on a parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.
Scrivener labelled it by number 525.

Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 352 parchment leaves. The writing is in one column per page, 20 lines per page. The tables of the κεφαλαια are placed before every Gospel, numerals of the κεφαλαια are placed at the margin, with their τιτλοι at the top. There is another division according to the Ammonian Sections, but without a references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains lectionary markings, incipits in vermilion, αναγνωσεις, subscriptions, numbered Stichometry, and pictures.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to Ak, related to the Antiocheian commentated text. Aland placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kr in Luke 1 and Luke 10. In Luke 20 it belongs to the group 1519, which stays closely to the family Kx.

History

The manuscript was in the possession of Earl of Leicester. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener and was examined by Dean Burgon.
The manuscripts was added to the list of the New Testament minuscule manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener and C. R. Gregory.
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.