Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 279 parchment leaves (size 26.7 cm by 20 cm), with some lacunae. It is written partly on parchment, partly on paper, in two columns per page, 37 lines per page. The leaves are arranged in octavo. It has some additional material (life of saints).
It contains a commentary, in catena quotations of Church Fathers, Prolegomena to the four Gospels, the Eusebian tables, tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel, numbers of ρηματα, and numbers of στιχοι to the first two Gospels. It has ligatures. The paper has survived in bad condition. It is hard to read.
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