Minuscule 100 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament Gospels, written on parchment. It is designated by the siglum 100 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts, and as A in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned to the 10th century. The manuscript has complex contents and full marginal notes.
Description
The manuscript is a codex (precursor to the modern book format), containing the complete text of the four Gospels written on 374 parchment leaves (sized ), with a commentary surrounding the main gospel text. The text is written in one column per page, 39-45 lines per page.
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 smaller Ammonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons (both early divisions of the Gospels into sections).
It contains the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning of each Gospel, the tables of contents (also known as ) before each Gospel, lectionary markings in the margin (for liturgical use), pictures, and many corrections with marginal notes added by a later hand. The Synaxarion, Menologion, and the lessons (known as / anagnoseis) were added by a later hand. The text of the Gospels is surrounded by a catena.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is considered to be a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Biblical scholar Kurt Aland placed it in Category V of his New testament manuscript classification system. Category V manuscripts are described as "manuscripts with a purely or predominantly Byzantine text." It was not examined by using the Claremont Profile Method (a specific analysis of textual data). The text of John 21:25 is omitted.
History
The earliest history of the manuscript is unknown. It once belonged to Paul de Eibiswald. Biblical scholar Wagenseil used it in Hungary for the text of John 8:6.
During the 15th century it belonged to John Pannonius, Bishop of Pécs. It was examined by textual critic Johann J. Wettstein (though the info here may be wrong, and another manuscript was intended).
It was edited in 1860 in Pesht by Samuel Markfi.Hand List of a Collection of Bibles 1899, p. 7 It is currently housed in the Eötvös Loránd University (shelf number Cod. Gr. 1), at Budapest in Hungary.
See also
List of New Testament minuscules Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
References
Further reading
Samuel Markfi, "Codex Graecus Quattuor Evangeliorum e Bibliotheca Universitas Pestinensis cum interpretationem Hungarica" (Pest, 1860)