C, Codex Ephraemi rescriptus (Paris, Bihl. Imp. 9), a palimpsest MS. which contains fragments of the Sept. and of every part of the N. T. In the r2th century the original writing was effaced, and some Greek writings of Ephraem Syrus were written over it. The MS. was brought to Florence from the East at the beginning of the 16th century, and came thence to Paris with Cath- erine de Medici. Wetstein was engaged to collate it for Bentley (1716), but it was first fully examined by Tischendorf, who published the N.T. in 1843 ; the O.-T. fragments in 1845. The only entire books wliich have perished are 2 Thess. and 2 John, but lacunre of greater or less extent occur constantly. It is of about the same date as the Codex Alex. See Ephraem Manuscrip'J'.
I) (of the Gospels), Codex Bezee (University Librarj', Cambridge), a Graeco-Latin !MS. of the Gospels and Acts, with a small fragment of 3 John, presented to the Uni- versity of Cambridge by Bcza in 1581. Some readings from it were obtained in Italy for Stephens's edition, but afterwards Beza ft)und it at the sack of Lyons in 1562, in the Alonastery of St.lrenasus. The text is very remarkable, and, especially in the Acts, abounds in sin-
MANUSCRIPTS
(25
MANUSCRIPTS
gular interpolations. The IMS. has many lacunse. It was edited in a splendid form hy Kipling (1793, 2 vols. foL), but so imperfectly that it has been published anew under the care of the Kev.F. H. Scrivener (Cambr. 186-i, 4to). The MS. is referred to the Gth century. Comp. Credner, Beitriige, i, 452-518; Bornemann, Acta Apos- iolorum, 1848 ; Schulz, De Codice D, Cantab. 1827. See CAMBKincE Manuscript.
D^ (of the Epistles), Codex Claromontanvs, or Regius (in the Imperial Library at Paris, 107), marked by the same letter of the alphabet as the preceding, but con- taining a different part of the N. T., viz., all Paul's Epis- tles with the exception of a few verses. It is a Greek- Latin MS., written stichometrlcally, with accents and breathings, but without division into words. Accord- ing to Muntfau^on, it belongs to the 7th century, but Tischendorf assigns it to the Gth. The text was edited by the latter scholar in 1852, and is very valuable. Va- rious correctors may be traced, but it is not alwaj'S easy to distinguish them. The first readings are of course the principal ones (see the prolegomena to Tischendorf 's edition). See Clermont Masusckipt.
E (of the Gospels), Codex Basilieiisis (K, iv, 35 in the public library at Basle). It contains the Gospels, with a very few chasms in Luke's. In some parts smaller writing has taken the place of the older. It belongs to the middle of the 8th century, and was collated by Tischendorf in 1843. See his description in the Studien und Kritiken for 1844. See Basii.ean Manuscript.
E2 (of the Acts), Codex Laudiamts, a Greek-Latin MS. in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. The text is writ- ten stichometricall}'. It contains the Acts, and has a hiatus from xxvi, 29 to xxviii, 26. Its age is the end of the 6th century, as Tischendorf supposes ; or the 7th, as Wetstein prefers. The readings are very valuable. Hearne published an edition at Oxford (1715, 8vo), and Tischendorf proposes to publish it more correctly in a future volume of his Momimenia /Sacra. ; but Scrivener has undertaken a new edition. See Laudian Manu- script.
E3 (of the Epistles), Codex Sangermaneiisis (in the Im- perial Library of St. Petersburg), a very incorrect tran- script of the Codex Claromontanus, and therefore pos- sessing no authority or importance. It appears to be- long to the 10th century.
F (of the Gospels), Codex Boi-eeli, now in the libra- ry of Utrecht, containing the Gospels, but with many chasms. It was collated and described by Heringa, whose work was published by Vinke (1843). The MS. belongs to the end of the 9th century. See Boreel's Manuscript.
F^, Codex Coislinianus, containing a few fragments of the Gospels, Acts, and Epistles, found among the scholia of Codex Coislin. 1 , which has the Octateuch, with the book of Kings. They were edited by Tischendorf in his Monnmenta Sacra inedita (184G), p. 400 sq. The fragments belong to the 7th centurj% See Coislin Manuscript, 1.
F'', in the British Museum, 17,136, a rescript fragment from the Nitrian desert, containing a few places of John's Gospel, which were deciphered and published by Tischendorf in his Jfomim. iiied. vol. ii. The text agrees with the most ancient and best authorities. Tischendorf assigns the fragment to the 4th century ; it rather be- longs to the 5th.
F„ (of the Epistles), Codex A ugiensis, a Greek-Latin MS. of St. Paul's Epistles, in the library of Trinity Col- lege, Cambridge. It wants tlie Epistle to the Hebrews in Greek, and Romans i, 1-iii, 18. Dots are inserted be- tween many of the Greek and Latin words. The text is ancient and valuable. It belongs to the 9th century. In 1842 and 1849 it was collated by Tischendorf, and ed- ited by Scrivener (1859). See Augian Manuscript.
G (of the Gospels), Codex Harldnnits (5G84 in the British Museum), a MS. of the four (iospols, but i'njjer- fect in many places. It belongs to the 9tli or lOtli cen- tury, and was collated by Tregelles and Tischendorf.
Go (of the Epistles), Cod. Boernerianus, a Greek-Latin MS. of Paul's Epistles, now in the Koyal Library of Dres- den. It has the same chasms as F, Augiensis, with which it agrees remarkably, so that both texts seem to have proceeded from the same copy. They belong to one country and age — probably to Switzerland and the 9th century. Matthrei published it in 1791, 8vo. See