Minuscule 438, ε 241, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 452 parchment leaves () with only one lacunae (Matthew 1:6-15). The leaves of the manuscript were split in two volumes (211 + 241 leaves). The text is written in one column per page, in 18 lines per page. == Text ==
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family K1. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. == History ==
History
The manuscript was written by Gregory, a monk who died in 1189. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883. It is currently housed at the British Library (Add MSS 5111-5112) in London. == See also ==