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It has decorated headpieces and initial letters at the beginning of each Gospel (folios 3, 63, 101, 163).

The text of the Gospels has no additional division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons.

[5] It contains tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each book, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), αναγνωσεις (lessons) are marked at the beginning and end, Synaxarion (table of lessons beginning at Easter) on folios 213-217v, Menologion (table of lessons beginning at 1 September) on folios 218-222v, subscriptions at the end of each book, numbers of στιχοι, and scholia.

Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr.

In some cases it supports readings of the codices Vaticanus, Ephraemi Rescriptus, Bezae, Cyprius, and Regius.

Two rare readings from Luke 9:48 and John 1:28 are supported by the Codex Wordsworth and 201.

[10] Matthew 9:5 αμαρτιαι ] αμαρτιαι σου According to the colophon (on folio 222 verso) the manuscript was written by one Joasaph on 4 June 1366 CE (θεου το δωρον και πονος ιωασαφ ετει ςωοδ), in monastery of the Theotokos ton Hodegon, in Constantinople.

Folio 163, the first page of John