Lectionary 315

The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels lectionary (Evangelistarium), Acts, Paul and Catholic epistles (Apostolarium).^[1] It contains also some additional matter with names of monks and woman.^[2]

The lessons of lectionary following the Byzantine Church order (15 lessons are from New Testament, three lessons are from Book of Isaiah).^[1] It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 316 paper leaves (15.2 cm by 10.1 cm), 2 columns per page, 22 lines per page.^[3][4]

It uses breathing and accents.^[5]

Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th or 15th century.^[6] Gregory dated it to the 14th century.^[1] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 16th century.^[3][4]

Of the history of the codex ℓ 315 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,^[7] together with other Greek manuscripts (among them lectionaries ℓ 313 and ℓ 314)^[1] and they were all transported to England in 1870–1871. The manuscript was lost at the beginning of the 20th century.^[8]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (253^e 67^a) and Caspar René Gregory (number 313^e 184^a).^[1] Scrivener collated its text.^[9]

It was held in London (Burdett-Coutts III. 42).^[1] The current location and owner of the codex are unknown.^[3][4]

The manuscript is not cited in critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS4,^[10] NA28^[11]).

• List of New Testament lectionaries
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• Textual criticism