Text Evangelistarium Type Byzantine text-type | Date 13th century Size 27.7 cm by 21.3 cm Note illuminated | |
Lectionary 276, designated by siglum ℓ 276 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. Scrivener labelled it as 182e,
Contents
The manuscript has complex contents.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium).
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 168 parchment leaves (27.7 cm by 21.3 cm), in two columns per page, 24 lines per page. The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.
According to Scrivener it was "once a fine codex, now tied up in a parcel by itself". It is destroyed by moisture.
History
Dean Burgon dated the manuscript to the 11th century, Scrivener to the 12th century, and Gregory to the 13th century. It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 13th century.
The manuscript belonged to Hieronymus Venus in 1722. It has been held in the church of Saint Mark.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 182e) and Gregory (number 276e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.
The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
The codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I,54 (1146)) in Venice.