Lectionary 198
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| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarion |
|---|---|
| Date | 12th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Bodleian Library |
| Size | 29.5 cm by 23 cm |
Lectionary 198, designated by siglum ℓ 198 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript has complex contents.[1][2] Scrivener labelled it by 206evl.[3]
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 276 parchment leaves (29.5 cm by 23 cm).[1][2][4] It is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.[1][2] It contains musical notes.[4] Some leaves were bound up in disorder. The manuscript is "splendid but spoiled by damp".[3]
There are weekday Gospel lessons.[1]
History
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.[3][4] Today it is dated by the INTF to the 12th century.[1][2]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 206). Gregory saw it in 1883.[4]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
Currently the codex is located in the Bodleian Library (E. D. Clarke 45) at Oxford.[1][2]
