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Scrivener ami Gregory continunl tlic lists, caHi wilh his own nomenclature. Von ijoden baa introduced a new numeration, so as to indicate the content and date of tiie MSS. If the content be more tban the Gospels, it is marked S (that ia, S>a0i)int, " testonient "); if only the Gospels, i (i.e., tAay-fiXior, " gospel"); if aught elM save the Gospels, o (that is,A'ifTo\ai). B b i,; tt is I,; Q is I,, etc. No distinction is made between un- cials and minueculot. Scholars admit the logic and Hcientinc worth of thin new numeration, but find it too unwieldy and impracticable.
(b) Papyrus. — In the Archduke Raiaer collectioa, Vienna, are several very fragmentary bits of New Tes- tament Greek phrases, which Wesseiy, the curator of that collection, assigns to the second century. The Grenfell - and Hunt excavationa in Oxyrbyncus brought to tigtit vnrioua fragments of the New Testa- ment which Kenyon, the assistant keeper of the MSS. of the British Museum, asngns to the latter part of the third century. Only one papyrus MS. of the New Tes- tament is important to the text-critic — Oxyrhyncus Pap. 057, third-fourth oenturv; it preserves to us about a third of the Epistle to the Hebrews, an epistle in which Cod. B. is defective.
(c) Vellum Uncials. — There are about 160 vellum uncials of the New Testament; some 110 contain the Gospels or a part thereof. The diicfcst of these un- cials are the four great codioes of the entire Greek Bible, tt, A, B, G, for which, see above. The Vatican (B) is the oldest and probably the beat New Te^ita- mcnt MS.
p. or Corf. Bear (q. v.) (fifth or sixth century; in University Library, Cambridge) contains Gospels and Ads in Gr. and Lat., excepting Acts, xxii, 2\) to the end;it isa unique specimen ofa Greek MS. whose text is Western, i. e. that of the Old Latin and Old Syriac.
Dj or Cod. Clarvmontanua (probably sixth centun*; in \at. Libr.. ParisJ contains Pauline Epistles in Or. and Lat., each text independent of the other. Before Hebrews is a list of the books of the New Testament and the number of lines Utickni) in each; this list omits Thess., lieb., and Phil., includes tour apocryphal books, and follows an unusual order; Hatt., John, Mark. Luke, Rom^ I and II Cor,, Gal., Eph., I an.l II Tim., TituB, Col., Philem., I and II Pet., James, I, II, and III John, Jude, Barnabas, Apoc., Acts, Hermas, Acts of Paul, Apoc. of Peter.
E, or Cod. BtxnUeneit (eighth century; in Univ. Iiibr., Basle) contains the Gospels.
£,. or Cod. Laudianus (sixth century; Oxford^in Bodl. Library) contains Acte in Gr. and Lat. The former is somewhat like D.
Ej, or Cod. SangermanensU (ninth ceotuiy; in Imper. Libr., St, Pctemburg) coritains Pauline Epistles in Or. and Lat.; of same family as D,.
F, or Cod. Boreeli (ninth century; at Utrecht), con- tains Gospels.
F„ or Corf, ji ijffi'eiisM (ninth century; in Trinity Col- lege, Cambridge), contains Pauline Epp, in Gr. and tilt.; of the tome family as Dj,E„ and C.,,
jrC'orf.Boernerianus (ninth century; at Dresden), us Paul, Epp. in Gr. and Lat.; text of D, tj-pe.
H, or Cod. Wotni B (ninth or tenth century; at Cam- bridge and Hamburg), contains the Gospels,
H„ or Cod. Mutinenaia (ninth century; at Modena), contains Acts,
H„orCod. CoisHiiianus (sixth century; originally at Mt. Athos where 8 leaves remain. Other parts were used for binding AISS; 22 leaves thus reached Paris; 3 each were discovered at St. Petersburg, Moscow and Kieff; 1 in Turin). This MS. gives us, m great part, a fourlh-century text of Euthalius of Sulca.
K. or Cod. Cyvriut (ninth century; in Nat. Libr., Paris), eonteins the Gospels.
K., or Cod. Motquensit (ninth century; in Holy
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Synod Librorj-, Moscow), contains Acta, Cath., and
Pans), contains Gospels,
L,, or Corf, Angdicus (ninth century; in Rome), con- tains Acts, Cath., and Paul, T
M,, or Cod. Hamlnvgensi.1 (ninth century; in Ham-
burg and London), contains Paul. Epp.
N, or Cod. Purpureius, calleil also Petropalilanua (sixth century), contains Gospels in silver on purple vellum. About half the MS. is extant: 1S2 leaves (found in Asia Minor. IttOQ) are iu St, Petersburg, '.i'd at Patrnos, 6 in the Vatican, 4 in British Museum, and 2 in Vienna.
P, or Cod. Guel/rrbytanus A (sixth century; Wolfen- bQttel), contains Gosp, fragments.
P„ or Cod. PorptiyHanua (riinth century; in St. Petersburg), contains Acts, C^th. and Paul. Epp.
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Q, or Cod. Gudferbytamis B (fifth century; Wolfen- büttel), contains Gosp. fragments,
R, or Cod. Nitrientit (sixth century; in Brit, Mus., London), a palimpsest copy of Luke.
T, or Cod. Borgianus (fifth century; in Vatican), Gr. and Sahidic fragments. One Itus the double ending of Mark; another has 17 leaves of Luke and Jiihii, anil a text akin to Baud K.
Z,orCod,OuWincn)ii« (sixth centurj'; in Trinity Col., Dublin), a palimpsest containing 2!lii verses of Mutt.; text probably Egyptian, akin to «,
4, or Corf. SaTigallenau (ninth or tenth centurj'; at Saint-Gall), contains Gospels in Gr. and T.At.
A, or Cod. Tiecliendorjianus HI (ninth centurj-), Luke and John iu Boilleian, Oxford; Mult, and Mark, written in cursives (E\-an. Gfl6), at St. Petersburg.
Z, or Cod. Raaaanengit (sixth century: at Ros.sano, in Calabria), contains Matt, and Mark, in silver letters on purple vellum with illustrations. N', Z, ZK and t are all akin and were probably produced at Constan* tinople from a single ancestor,
Z", or Cod. Sinopenain (sixth century; in Kat. Libr., Paris), consists of 43 leaves (Malt., vii-xxiv), in gold letters on purple vellum with 5 illustrations; it was bought by a French navni officer for a few francc, at Sinope, in 189B, and is called also O and n.
