The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 363 parchment leaves (size 19.4 cm by 15.7 cm), with some lacunae.[3][6]
It lacks texts of John 10:27–11:14; 11:29–42.[6]
The text is written in one column per page, 16-17 lines per page.[3] The leaves are arranged in quarto.[5]
The manuscript contains lists of the κεφαλαια (lists of contents) before each Gospel. The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the left margin of the text and their τιτλοι (titles) are given at the top. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, which numbers are given at the margin, with a references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains lectionary markings, incipits, Synaxarion, Menologion, subscriptions, and pictures.[5][6]
It is a palimpsest, folios from 2 verso to 364 recto contain the upper text of 713, folios 1–3.352-365 contain the older text of lectionary designated by 586 (Gregory-Aland).[3]
The manuscript used to be held in Athens. It was bought in 1876 from Bernard Quaritch.[6]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (561) and Gregory (713). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[6] It was partially collated by J. Rendel Harris in Matthew.[12]
^Hermann von Soden, Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte (Berlin 1902), vol. 1, p. 177.