Lectionary 212, designated by siglum ℓ 212 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. Scrivener labelled it by 219evl. The manuscript is lacunose.

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 248 parchment leaves (), with one lacuna (9th leaf). The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in 20 quires, in two columns per page, 20 lines per page. It contains musical notes. The manuscript is ornamented and rubricated.

Lectionary 212

There are daily lessons from Easter to Pentecost.

Lectionary 212

History

The manuscript was written in Constantinople.

Lectionary 212

Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 13th or 14th century, Gregory dated it to the 12th or 13th century. It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 11th century.

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 219) and Gregory (number 212). Gregory saw it in 1883.

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).

Che codex is located in the Bodleian Library (Wake 19) at Oxford.

See also

List of New Testament lectionaries

Biblical manuscript

Textual criticism

Notes and references

Bibliography

Greek New Testament lectionaries

11th-century biblical manuscripts

Bodleian Library collection