Minuscule 897
Minuscule 897 (Gregory-Aland numbering), also ε 361 in von Soden, is a 13th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. It contains the four Gospels on 327 leaves, each about 23.9 by 17.2 cm, written in one column per page with 17 lines per page. The manuscript has marginalia and decorative headpieces and initials.
Not all of the text survives; some portions of Matthew, Luke, and John are missing. The Gospels are divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters) with their numbers in the margins and the titles (τιτλοι) at the top. There is also a division into Ammonian Sections (in Mark there are 239 sections, with the last at 16:20), but no Eusebian Canons. Tables of contents precede each Gospel, and there are lectionary markings in the margins for liturgical use, plus subscriptions at the end of each Gospel.
The Greek text is of the Byzantine type (Aland Category V; Soden Kr). According to the Claremont Profile Method, it represents the Kr family in Luke 1 and Luke 20 (a perfect member); Luke 10 was not profiled. The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53–8:11) has dashes in the margins around John 8.
Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century, and the INTF also assigns it to the 13th century. Its early history is unknown until 1869, when it was bought by David Laing; Gregory saw it in 1883. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts as 897e. It is not cited in the critical editions UBS4 or NA28. The manuscript is housed at the Edinburgh University Library (Ms. 220, D Laing 6) in Edinburgh.
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