| Lectionary ℓ 280 | |
|---|---|
| Text | Evangelistarium |
| Date | 14th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Venice |
| Size | 24.5 cm by 18 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Note | illuminated |
Lectionary 280, designated by siglum ℓ 280 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[1][2] Scrivener labelled it as 185e.[3]
The manuscript has complex contents.[1]
Contents |
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium).[4]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 240 parchment leaves (24.5 cm by 18 cm), in two columns per page, 28 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.[3]
It contains text of the pericope John 8:3-11.[4]
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century,[3] and Gregory to the 12th century.[4] It is presently assigned by the INTF to the 14th century.[1][2]
The manuscript was written in Constantinople.[4] The name of scribe was Nikolaos.[3]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 185e) and Gregory (number 280e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
Currently the codex is housed at the Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini (G') in Venice.[1][2]