Minuscule 69

Minuscule 69 ( in the Gregory- Aland numbering ), δ 505 ( von Soden ), is a Greek Minuskelhandschrift the New Testament. The manuscript consists of 122 paper and 91 parchment leaves ( 37.8 × 27 cm). Using palaeography was dated the manuscript to the 15th century. It was written with one column per page, each with 37-38 rows.

Description

The Code contains the complete New Testament with gaps (Matte 1.1 to 18.15; Acts 10.45 to 14.17; Judas 7-25, Revelation 19.10 to 22.21 ). The order of the books is Pauline Epistles, Acts, Catholic Epistles, Book of Revelation and the Gospels. It contains lists of κεφαλαια, Latin κεφαλαια, signatures, and a non- biblical additional material like: A Declaration of Principles and the Seven Councils, the lives of the Apostles, boundaries of the five patriarchs (such as Code 211 and 543 ).

Text of the Code

The Greek text of the Gospels represents the Caesarean text-type. Aland placed it in Category III. The remaining books of the New Testament in this code represent the Byzantine text-type. Aland places it in a category V. He belongs together with the manuscripts 13, 124, 174, 230, 543, and other text- family f13.

History of the Code

The manuscript was presented to George Neville, Archbishop York ( 1465-1472 ). It belonged to William Chark (or Charc ), and then Thomas Hayne. The manuscript was collated by John Mill, and examined by Wettstein, Tregelles, Scrivener, Abbott, and Rendel Harris.

The Code is located on the Leicestershire Record Office ( Cod 6 D 32/1 ) in Leicester.