Minuscule 46

The codex contains the complete text of the four Gospels on 342 leaves (size ). The text is written stichometrically in one column per page, 18 lines per page. The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numerals are given at the margin, and their (titles of chapters). There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Matthew 355; Mark 241 – 16:20, Luke 342, John 232 sections) with references to the Eusebian Canons. == Text ==

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. It creates cluster 46. According to Gregory its text often agrees with Minuscule 52 and 61. == History ==

The manuscript was dated by Scholz to the 15th, by Scrivener to the 11th century and by Gregory to 12th century. Currently it has been assigned by the INTF to the 13th century. The date of the codex is estimated between 1296 and 1318. The manuscript once belonged to Micheal Zorianos, to Francesco Barozzi (hence name of the codex). It was examined by Mill (as Bodl. 2) and Griesbach. The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by J. J. Wettstein. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883. It is currently housed in at the Bodleian Library (Barocci 29), at Oxford. == See also ==