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Name
  
Bodleianus 4

Date
  
12th-century

Size
  
30.5 cm by 25 cm

Text
  
Evangelistarion

Now at
  
Bodleian Library

Script
  
Greek language

Lectionary 18, designated by siglum 18 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th-century.

Description

The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), with numerous lacunae. The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 276 parchment leaves (30.5 cm by 25 cm), 2 columns per page, 21-24 lines per page. Beginning of lectionary in John 4:53.

It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Johann Jakob Wettstein. It was partially examined by Mill (Bodleianus 4) and Griesbach.

The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).

Currently the codex is located in the Bodleian Library (Laud. Gr. 32) in Oxford.

References

Lectionary 18 Wikipedia