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...but they will be excerpted below [for] Matthew 16:13–20; Mark 1:3–8 [and] 12:35–37.
They will appear shortly in the Monumenta Referring to Tischendorf’s multi-volume work, Monumenta sacra inedita volumes Tb, Tc, and Td.
u This codex codex|a manuscript in book form rather than a scroll was formerly the Nani codex, but is now the Venetian Marcian codex original: "Venetus Marcianus," located at the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice. It contains the four Gospels in their entirety, dating from the end of the 9th century or the 10th century.
v The Moscow codex from the 9th century. It contains the four Gospels up to John 7:39. The remainder was supplemented in the 13th century. Additionally, portions have been lost original: "perierunt" from Matthew 5:44–6:12 and 9:18–10:1.
wa These are Parisian fragments of the Gospel according to Luke, chapters 9 and 10, added to codex 314, dating to approximately the 8th century. I published them in the Monumenta in 1846.
wb A Neapolitan palimpsest palimpsest|a manuscript page where the original text was scraped off so the parchment could be reused for a new text of the 8th or 9th century. In 1866, I read whatever fragments remain of Matthew (from chapters 19, 20, 21, and 26), Mark (13:21–14:67), and Luke (3:1–4:20).
wc These are three leaves from St. Gall original: "Sangallensia," referring to the Abbey of St. Gall in Switzerland from the 9th century. They contain Mark 2:8–16 and Luke 1:20–32, 64–79. I published what I was able to read in 1860 in the third volume of the Monumenta.
wd These are fragments of three chapters (7, 8, and 9) of the Gospel according to Mark, written roughly in the 9th century, and discovered at Trinity College, Cambridge original: "Cantabrig." by the most distinguished Henry Bradshaw. *
we These are a few fragments of chapter 4 of the Gospel according to John (4:9–14). In 1865, while I was staying at Oxford original: "Oxonii", G.W. Kitchin, a most learned fellow of Christ Church college, was the first to bring these forth from the college books. They are very similar in form to the Moscow fragments of the same Gospel (noted as o likely referring to manuscript 'v' above): for these also formed part of a commentary on the Gospel of John. The numbers 34–39 original Greek numerals: "λδ' — λθ'" placed before each verse (9–14) refer to this commentary, rather than to the Ammonian sections Ammonian sections|an early system of numbering the divisions of the Four Gospels. **
x A codex from the Munich original: "Monacensis" University Library. These are fragments of the Gospels accompanied by commentaries. Dating from the end of the 9th or the 10th century.
y Fragments of the Gospel according to John (16:3–19:41), cataloged as number 225 among the books of the Barberini Library original: "Barberinae," the library of the Barberini family in Rome. They appear to date to the 8th century. I published them in the Monumenta in 1846.
z The Dublin palimpsest codex from Trinity College. It contains many fragments of the Gospel according to Matthew, written roughly in the 6th century. It was published by John Barrett in 1801. Recently, the studies of the most distinguished men Todd and Tregelles James Henthorn Todd and Samuel Prideaux Tregelles, prominent 19th-century biblical scholars have been added.
r The letter 'r' in the transcription likely represents the Greek letter Γ (Gamma) A codex of the four Gospels brought by me from the East in the years 1853 and 1859. The parts I found earlier (the whole of Luke and most of Mark, with fragments of Matthew and John) [were sent] to the Bodleian library—
* We will supplement below several things omitted from the commentaries through oversight.
** See below the supplements for John 4:9–14.