Minuscule 508

[4] It contains the tables of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), incipits, and subscriptions – with numbers of στιχοι – at the end of each Gospel.

[4] It was written in wretched hand, the manuscript has survived in bad condition.

[3] The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type with some alien readings.

[6] The manuscript came from Constantinople to England about 1731, and was presented to archbishop of Canterbury, William Wake, together with minuscules 73, 74, 506-520.

Wake presented it to Christ Church in Oxford.