History
The manuscript once belonged to Matthew Dandolo, a Venetian noble.
It was described by Daniel Gotthilf Moldenhawer, who collated it about 1783 for Andreas Birch (Esc. 12).
It is currently housed at the Escurial (Cod. Escurialensis, Y. II. 8).
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