Minuscule 85


Minuscule 85, ε 391, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. It has marginalia.

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, with numerous lacunae, on 30 parchment leaves, with numerous lacunae. The text is written in one column per page, 25 lines per page. The initial letters are written in red.
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια, whose numbers are given at the margin, and the τιτλοι at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections,.
It contains lectionary markings at the margin, and incipits.
; Contents
Matthew 8:15-9:17; 16:12-17.20; 24:26-45; 26:35-54; Mark 6:13-9.45; Luke 3:12-6.44; John 9:11-12:5; 19:6-24; 20:23-21:9.
; Text
The Greek text of the codex Kurt Aland did not place in any Category.
It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.

History

The manuscript used to be held in Augsburg.
It was examined by Bengel, Scholz, and Dean Burgon. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1887.
It is housed in at the Bavarian State Library, at München.