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Lectionary 266, designated by siglum ℓ 266 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[1][2] Scrivener labelled it as 172e,[3] Gregory by 158e.[4] The manuscript is lacunose.[1]
New Testament manuscript | |
Text | Evangelistarium |
---|---|
Date | 12th century |
Script | Greek |
Now at | Biblioteca Marciana |
Size | 25.8 cm by 19.7 cm |
Note | musical notes |
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium), with two lacunae at the beginning and end.[4]
The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, on 50 parchment leaves (25.8 cm by 19.7 cm), in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.[1] The initial letters are rubricated, it contains musical notes (in red).[3]
The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons for Church reading from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks.[1]
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.[4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 12th century.[1][2]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 172e) and Gregory (number 266e). 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 Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I.46 (1435)) in Venice.[1][2]
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