Athos Manuscripts - Codex Athous Lavrensis, Codex Coislinianus, Sacramentary of Serapion of Thmuis, Acts of Philip (Paperback)

Chapters: Codex Athous Lavrensis, Codex Coislinianus, Sacramentary of Serapion of Thmuis, Acts of Philip, Medieval Bulgarian Royal Charters, Codex Zographensis, Codex Marianus, Tetraevangelia of Ivan Alexander, Minuscule 238, Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya, Lectionary 55, Lectionary 648, Refutation of All Heresies, Greek Gospel Book (British Library, Ms Add. 4949). Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 56. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Codex Athous Laurae designated by or 044 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), 6 (von Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript is lacunose. It has an eclectic and mixed text. The codex now is located, in the monastery (Great Lavra B' 52) at Athos peninsula. Original codex contained entire of the New Testament except of the Book of Revelation. Actually it has lacunae at the beginning and end. The Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Mark 1:1-9:5, and one leaf from the Hebrews with text 8:11-9:19 have been lost. The order of books: four Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the General epistles, and the Pauline epistles. The General epistles are in an unusual order (1-2 Peter, James, 1-3 John, and Jude). The shorter ending of Mark is before the longer one (like in Codex Regius and all other Greek codices in which it appears). The codex contains 261 parchment leaves (21 cm by 15.3 cm). The dimensions of text is 15 cm by 8,7 cm. It was written in one column per page, 31 lines per page, in small uncial letters. The letters have breathings and accents. It contains tables of the, the Ammonian Sections (Mark 233), Eusebian Canons, lectionary equipment on a margin, musical notes (neumes), and subscriptions. It is one of the oldest manuscripts with musical notes. The verses Mark 11:26 and Mark 15:28 are omitted. Text of Pericope A...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=18062770