British Library, Add. 14462

British Library, MS. Add. 14462, designated by number 92 on the list of Wright, is a Syriac manuscript of the New Testament, according to Peshitta version, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 6th century.[1]

Description

It contains the text of the first two Gospels according to Peshitta version, on 106 leaves (8⅞ by 5⅛ inches), with some lacunae. The number of quires is now 14. The writing is in two columns per page, 21-27 lines per page. The writing is in fine and regular Estrangela. The manuscript was written by two hands (1-68 recto and 68 verso-106). Some lessons are rubricated, but only in the Gospel of Mark.[1]

The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons. There is a harmony of the four Gospels at the food of each page.[1]

There is a note on folio 68 recto "I, Nonnus have written".[1]

The manuscript was brought from the covenant of St. Mary Deipara. It was described by William Aldis Wright.

The manuscript is housed at the British Library (Additional Manuscripts 14462) in London.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts in the British Museum (London 1870), p. 64–65.

Further reading

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