Minuscule 568 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 189 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.

Description

The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 259 parchment leaves (size ). It has ornamented head-pieces. The writing is in one column per page, 24 lines per page. The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numerals are given at the margin, and the τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains Epistula ad Carpianum, the Eusebian tables, tables of the κεφαλαια before every Gospel, Synaxarion, Menologion, and pictures.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the Kak (with hesitation). Aland placed it in Category V. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.

History

The manuscript was presented by consul of Syra, Sandrinus. In 1851 it was donated to the Imperial Public Library in Petersburg by Sandrini, the consul of the Syros Island. The manuscripts was examined and described by Eduard de Muralt (along with the codices 565-566, 569-572, 574, 575, and 1567), then by Kurt Treu. Scrivener labelled it by 879, Gregory by 568. Currently the manuscript is housed at the Russian National Library (Gr. 67) in Saint Petersburg.