The manuscript is a
codex (precursor to the modern
book format), containing a near complete text of the four Gospels on 152 parchment leaves (sized 20.5 cm by 15.2 cm), with some gaps. The text is written partly in columns and partly in
cruciform, with 37 or 38 lines per page. The parchment is thick, the ink used is brown, and the letters are small. The text is divided according to the chapters (known as /
kephalaia), whose numbers are given in the margin, and their titles (known as /
titloi) written at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the
Ammonian Sections in the Gospels (237 in Mark, ending at Mark 16:15), with references to the
Eusebian Canons written underneath the Ammonian sections (both early divisions of the Gospels into sections). It contains prolegomena (introductions), tables of contents (also known as ) before each Gospel, and lectionary notes in the margin (for liturgical use). It does not contain the text of
Matthew 16:2b–3. The text of John 5:3.4 is present, but they are marked by an
obelus in the left-hand margin, indicating that the passage is doubtful. The text of
John 7:53-8:11 (known as the
pericope adulterae) is present, and not marked by an obelus or asterisk. It uses the form (for 3 person and plural in
aoristus), typical of Koine Greek, instead of ειπον, typical of Byzantine Greek. ; Missing verses Matthew 2:15-3:12; 28:10-20; Mark 5:40-6:18; 8:35-9:19; John 12:16-42; 14:7-15:1; 18:34-21:25. == Text ==