Minuscule 492

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 269 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 24 lines per page. According to Scrivener it is beautifully written. The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with the (titles) at the top of the pages. It contains the tables of (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, some (later hand), and pictures. Liturgical books with hagiographies Synaxarion and Menologion were added by a later hand. == Text ==

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V. Hermann von Soden included it to the textual family Kx. It was confirmed by Claremont Profile Method in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. == History ==

The manuscript was written by Constantin, a monk, for the wish of Archimadrite Kallinikus, in the monastery of the Saint Demetrius. It was once at Sinai, then it belonged to the Bishop Butler's collection (as 491 and 493). The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (577) and Gregory (492). It was examined by Scrivener and Bloomfield. Edward Maunde Thompson published facsimile. It is currently housed at the British Library (Add MS 11838) in London. == See also ==