Text Evangelistarium Hand neat | Date 14th century Size 26 cm by 20.3 cm | |
Lectionary 224, designated by siglum ℓ 224 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. Scrivener labelled it by 247evl. The manuscript has complex contents.
Contents
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 206 parchment leaves (26 cm by 20.3 cm). The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 21 lines per page. According to Scrivener the manuscript is neat and complete.
There are daily lessons from Easter to Pentecost.
History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th or 15th century, Gregory to the 14th century. It has been assigned by the INTF to the 14th century.
Of the history of the codex nothing is known until 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, along with other Greek manuscripts. They were transported to England in 1870-1871. The manuscript was presented by Burdett-Coutts to Sir Roger Cholmely's School, and was housed at the Highgate (Burdett-Coutts III. 34), in London.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 247) and Gregory (number 224). Gregory saw it in 1883. In 1922 it was acquired for the University of Michigan.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
The codex is housed at the University of Michigan (Ms. 31) in Ann Arbor.