Lectionary 327
New Testament manuscript
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Lectionary 327 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ 327 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript has not survived in complete condition.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarium † |
|---|---|
| Date | 14th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | 1862 |
| Now at | British Library |
| Size | 36.9 cm by 27.8 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
Description
The original codex contained lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium), with numerous lacunae,[1] on 178 parchment leaves. The leaves are measured (36.9 cm by 27.8 cm).[2][3]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 26-30 lines per page.[2][3]
The codex contains weekday Gospel lessons.[2]
History
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 14th century.[1] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 14th-century.[2][3]
The manuscript was written in Constantinople.[1]
It was purchased from H. Stanhope Freeman in 1862 (along with Lectionary 325, Lectionary 326 and Lectionary 328).[1]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (276e)[4] and Caspar René Gregory (number 327e).[1] Gregory saw it in 1883.[1]
The codex is housed at the British Library (Add MS 24379) in London.[2][3]
The fragment is not cited in critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS4,[5] NA28[6]).
