Lectionary 318
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Lectionary 318 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ 318 (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 survived in a fragmentary condition.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarium † |
|---|---|
| Date | 12th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | 1854 |
| Now at | British Library |
| Size | 33.1 cm by 25.8 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
Description
The original codex contained lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium),[1] on 279 fragment parchment leaves. Some leaves at the end of the codex were lost. The leaves are measured (33.1 cm by 25.8 cm).[2][3] The last leaf was added by later hand (folio 279).[4]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 23 lines per page.[2][3] It has musical notes.[1] It contains decorated headpieces and initial letters.[4]
The codex contains weekday Gospel lessons.[5] Lectionary 318, 321 and 323 sometimes agree with each other in departing form the ordinary weekday Church lessons.[6]
History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 13th century, Gregory dated it to the 12th or 13th century.[1] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 12th century.[2][3]
It was purchased for the British Museum at Sotheby's, on 12 January 1854.[1][4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (265e)[5] and Caspar René Gregory (number 318e).[1] Gregory saw it in 1883.[1]
The codex is now housed at the British Library (Add MS 19737) in London.[2][3]
The fragment is not cited in critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS4,[7] NA28[8]).
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