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Lectionary 68

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Text
  
Evangelistarion †

Size
  
32.5 cm by 24.5 cm

Script
  
Greek language

Date
  
12th-century

Hand
  
fine

Now at
  
Bibliothèque nationale de France

Lectionary 68, designated by siglum 68 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th-century (or 11th-century).

Contents

Description

The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 357 parchment leaves (32.5 cm by 24.5 cm), 1 column per page, 23 lines per page. Some leaves in disorder.

History

The manuscript once belonged to Colbert. It was examined by Scholz. It was examined and described by Paulin Martin. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.

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

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 285) in Paris.

References

Lectionary 68 Wikipedia