Text Evangelistarion Size 26.9 cm by 20.5 cm | Date 15th century | |
Lectionary 138, designated by siglum ℓ 138 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.
Contents
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 255 paper leaves (26.9 cm by 20.5 cm). The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.
History
The manuscript once belonged to Christopher Palaeologus, who presented it on May 7, 1584, to the church of SS. Petri et Pauli in Naples.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz. It was examined and described by Scholz and Gregory.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
Currently the codex is located in the Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III (Ms. II. A. 6), in Naples.