[3] It contains lists of the κεφαλαια (tables of contents) to the last three Gospels, and pictures of the Evangelists: Matthew, Mark, and John.

Errors of iotacism (especially ει or ι for η, ο for ω, and vice versa) are rare in the first two Gospels, but more frequent afterwards.

[3] The omissions by "homoioteleuton" (the same endings) are frequent (e.g. Matthew 10:37; Mark 9:43-46; 10:27.42; 12:39; 14:19; 15:14; Luke 10:27; John 3:31; 4:5; 5:32; 6:11.32.42; 8:14; 9:7; 12:34; 13:34; 14:17; 17:21).

[3] N εφελκυστικον is very common, and though the punctuation is accurate, the sign of interrogation never occurs.

[3] It has an unusual number of variations from the ordinary text, though none of the first rate of importance.

[6] Hermann von Soden classified the Greek text of the codex to the group Ia.

[7] Of the history of the codex 544 nothing is known until the year 1864, when it was in the possession of a dealer at Janina in Epeiros.

It was then purchased from him by a representative of Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814–1906), a philanthropist,[9] along with other Greek manuscripts (among them codices 532-546).