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Minuscule 444

Minuscule 444, δ 551, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.

Description
The codex contains the text of the New Testament except Book of Revelation on 324 parchment leaves (). The text is written in one column per page, in 25-30 lines per page. == Text ==
Text
Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr. == History ==
History
The manuscript was dated by Scrivener and Gregory to the 15th century. Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 15th century. The manuscript came from the Athos (probably). It was bought in 1537 by one Greek man for 500 asper. Bernard Mould bought it in 1722 in Smyrna. It was sold to Edward Harley on 28 July 1725. After his death it was bought for British Museum in 1753. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852). Scholz examined Matthew 5. C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883. It is currently housed at the British Library (Harley 5796) in London. == See also ==
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