Minuscule 680


Minuscule 680, δ 103, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript has complex contents. Scrivener labelled it by 531e, 199a, 231p, 104r.

Description

The codex contains entire of the New Testament, on 190 parchment leaves. The text is written in two columns per page, 41-52 lines per page, in very small letters. The letters are so minute as to require a magnifying glass. The manuscript was written by several different hands.
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, Prolegomena, and the Eusebian Canon tables. The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια in Greek and Latin, whose numerals are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι at the top. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections, references to the Eusebian Canons at the end of Matthew. It contains lectionary markings, and subscriptions. There are many corrections were made in the margin.
According to Scrivener "this copy has very appearance of having been made from a very ancient codex".
The order of books: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, and Apocalypse.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden included it to the textual family Kx. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.
According to Gregory it has good readings.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.

History

Scrivener and Gregory dated it to the 11th century. It is presently assigned by the INTF to the 14th century.
The manuscript was acquired along with seven other manuscripts by the late Sir Thomas Phillips, at Middle Hill in Worcestershire. These manuscripts were in the property of Mr. Fitzroy Fenwick, then at Thirlestaine House in Cheltenham.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener and Gregory.
It was examined by Dean Burgon. The text of the Apocalypse was collated by Herman C. Hoskier.
Actually the manuscript is housed at the Yale University Library in Chicago.