Lectionary 118

Lectionary ℓ 118
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarion
Date14th century
ScriptGreek
Now atBiblioteca Laurentiana
Size38.3 cm by 28.5 cm

Lectionary 118, designated by siglum ℓ 118 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[1]

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 368 parchment leaves (38.3 cm by 28.5 cm). It is written in Greek minuscule letters, in 2 columns per page, 20 lines per page.[1] It contains musical notes.[2] It is elegantly written.[3] It contains the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11).[2]

History

The manuscript was held in St. Silvester in Constantinople (or Rome). It was brought to Florence in 1454.[2] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.[4] Bandini was the first who described this codex (in 1787).[2]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]

Currently the codex is located in the Biblioteca Laurentiana (Med. Pal. 243) in Florence.[1]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 225. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  2. ^ a b c d Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 397.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1 (4th ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 335.
  4. ^ Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1. London. p. 331.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ The Greek New Testament, ed. K. Aland, A. Black, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger, and A. Wikgren, in cooperation with INTF, United Bible Societies, 3rd edition, (Stuttgart 1983), pp. XXVIII, XXX.

Bibliography

  • Angelo Bandini, Illustratione de due evangeliari greci del secolo XI, Venedig 1787.