{{New Testament manuscript infobox | form = Minuscule | number = '''205''' | image = Minuscule_205_(Gregory-Aland).jpg | isize = | caption= | name = | sign = | text = New Testament, Old Testament | script = Greek | date = 15th century | found = | now at = Biblioteca Marciana | cite = | size = {{×|39.8|28}} | type = Caesarean, Byzantine | cat = III, V | hand = | note = member of ''f''<sup>1</sup> }}
'''Minuscule 205''' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 500 (Soden),<ref name = Gregory1908>{{Cite book| last=Gregory| first=Caspar René| author-link=Caspar René Gregory| title=Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament|url=https://archive.org/stream/diegriechischen00greggoog#page/n65/mode/2up|year=1908|publisher=J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung| location=Leipzig| page=55}}</ref> 68 (Rahlfs), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the Old and the New Testament, on parchment, from the 15th century. It has some marginalia.
== Description ==
The codex contains the text of the New Testament on 441 parchment leaves (size {{×|39.8|28}}).<ref name = Aland>K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", ''Walter de Gruyter'', Berlin, New York 1994, p. 59.</ref> The order of the books: Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles, and Apocalypse. It is written in one column per page, in 55-56 lines per page.<ref name = Gregory>{{Cite book | last = Gregory | first = Caspar René | author-link = Caspar René Gregory | title = Textkritik des Neuen Testaments | publisher = J.C. Hinrichs | year = 1900 | location = Leipzig | volume = 1 | page = 167 | url = https://archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n179/mode/2up }}</ref>
It contains Prolegomena to Catholic and Pauline epistles, lists of the {{lang|grc|κεφαλαια}} (''tables of contents'') before each book, numbers of the {{lang|grc|κεφαλαια}} (''chapters'') are given at the margin in Greek and Latin, the {{lang|grc|τιτλοι}} (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages, and subscriptions at the end of each book.<ref name = Gregory/> Text of Mark 16:9-20 is marked by an obelus.
It contains also the Old Testament (except Book of Daniel).<ref name = Anderson115>Amy S. Anderson, ''The Textual tradition of the Gospels: Family 1 in Matthew'', Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2004, p. 115.</ref>
== Text ==
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Caesarean text-type in the Gospels and the Byzantine text-type in rest of books of the codex. Aland placed it in Category III in Gospels and Revelation, and in Category V in rest of books.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Aland | first1 = Kurt | author-link = Kurt Aland | last2 = Aland | first2 = Barbara | author-link2 = Barbara Aland | others = Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.) | title = The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism | publisher = William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company | year = 1995 | location = Grand Rapids | page = [https://archive.org/details/textnewtestament00kurt/page/n154 132] | url = https://archive.org/details/textnewtestament00kurt | url-access = limited | isbn = 978-0-8028-4098-1}}</ref>
It is a member of the Family 1 in the Gospels. It creates a pair with 209.<ref name = Wisse>{{Cite book | last = Wisse | first = Frederik | title = The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke | publisher = William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company | year = 1982 | location = Grand Rapids | page = [https://archive.org/details/profilemethodfor00wiss/page/57 57] | url = https://archive.org/details/profilemethodfor00wiss/page/57 | isbn = 0-8028-1918-4 | url-access = registration }}</ref>
== History == thumb|right|120px|Cardinal Bessarion Paleographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.<ref name = Aland/> The manuscript was written by John Rhosus for Cardinal Bessarion († 1472), together with the codices 354 and 357. Rhosus was librarian of Cardinal. In 1468 it was sent to the library of Cardinal.<ref name = Gregory/>
It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Griesbach.<ref>J.J. Griesbach: ''Novum Testamentum Graecum''. Londini: Impensis J. Mackinlay, et Cuthell et Martin Publisher, 1809. </ref>
It was examined by Birch and Burgon.<ref name = Gregory/> G. F. Rinck considers it in the Gospels a mere copy of the codex 209.<ref>G. F. Rinck, ''Lucubratio Critica in Act. Apost. Epp. Cath. et Pauli'' (Basileae, 1830).</ref> Burgon argued that both were transcribed from the same uncial archetype as codex 209.<ref name = Scrivener>{{Cite book | last = Scrivener | first = Frederick Henry Ambrose | author-link = Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener | author2 = Edward Miller | title = A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament | publisher = George Bell & Sons | year = 1894 | location = London | edition = 4 | page = 219 | volume = 1 }}</ref> C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.<ref name = Gregory/>
It is currently housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. Z 5), at Venice,<ref name = Aland/> together with the 205<sup>abs</sup>, which was thought to be a copy of 205.<ref name = Anderson115/> However, more recently Welsby has demonstrated that 205 is in fact the copy and 205abs the original. 205abs is now known as minuscule 2886 in the Gregory-Aland classification.<ref>Welsby, ''A Textual Study of Family 1 in the Gospel of John'', Berlin; Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 2014. </ref>
== See also == * List of New Testament minuscules * Septuagint manuscripts * Biblical manuscript * Textual criticism
== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* G. F. Rinck, [https://books.google.com/books?id=HuaLkCPhJiMC ''Lucubratio critica in Acta Apostolorum, Epistolas catholicas et Paulinas''], Sumtu Fel. Schneideri: Basilae 1830. * Kirsopp Lake, ''Codex 1 of the Gospels and its Allies'', Texts and Studies, VII 3 (Cambridge, 1902).
== External links ==
* [https://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/liste/?ObjID=30205 Minuscule 205] at the INTF * {{Rahlfs catalogue|author=Georgi Parpulov|date=30 July 2023}} * R. Waltz, [http://www.skypoint.com/members/waltzmn/Manuscripts1-500.html#m205 Minuscule 205] at the ''Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism''
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