| Lectionary ℓ 288 | |
|---|---|
| Text | Evangelistarium † |
| Date | 13th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Biblioteca Ambrosiana |
| Size | 29 cm by 23.5 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
Lectionary 288, designated by siglum ℓ 288 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[1][2] Scrivener labelled it as 167e.[3]
Only several leaves of the manuscript were lost.
Contents |
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium), on 124 parchment leaves (29 cm by 23.5 cm), with some lacunae at the beginning and end.[4] The leaves 1-9, 104-123 were supplied on paper in the 16th century.[4]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.[1][4] 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 13th century.[3][4] It is presently assigned by the INTF to the 13th century.[1][2]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 167e) and Gregory (number 288e). 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 Biblioteca Ambrosiana (A. 150 sup.) in Milan.[1][2]