Lectionary 279
New Testament manuscript
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Lectionary 279, designated by siglum ℓ 279 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.[1][2] Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener labelled it as 184e,[3]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarium |
|---|---|
| Date | 11th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Venice |
| Size | 31.5 cm by 26 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Note | illuminated |
The manuscript has complex contents.[1]
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium).[4]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 411 parchment leaves (31.5 cm by 26 cm), in two columns per page, 21-23 lines per page.[1][4] The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.[1]
The manuscript is bound in red velvet, and according to Scrivener in excellent preservation. It "is very splendidly illuminated".[3]
It contains text of the pericope John 8:3-11.[4]
History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century,[3] and Gregory to the 12th century.[4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 11th century.[1][2]
The manuscript was written in Constantinople.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 184e) and Gregory (number 279e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
The codex is housed at the Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini (A') in Venice, Italy.[1][2]
