The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels lectionary (Evangelistarium), Acts, Paul and Catholic epistles (Apostolarium).[1] It contains also some additional matter with names of monks and woman.[2]
The lessons of lectionary following the Byzantine Church order (15 lessons are from New Testament, three lessons are from Book of Isaiah).[1] It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 316 paper leaves (15.2 cm by 10.1 cm), 2 columns per page, 22 lines per page.[3][4]
Of the history of the codex ℓ315 nothing is known until 1864, when it was in the possession of a dealer at Janina in Epeiros. It was then purchased from him by a representative of Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814–1906), a philanthropist,[7] together with other Greek manuscripts (among them lectionaries ℓ313 and ℓ314)[1] and they were all transported to England in 1870–1871. The manuscript was lost at the beginning of the 20th century.[8]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (253e 67a) and Caspar René Gregory (number 313e 184a).[1] Scrivener collated its text.[9]
It was held in London (Burdett-Coutts III. 42).[1] The current location and owner of the codex are unknown.[3][4]
^Aland, B.; Aland, K.; J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, B. Metzger, A. Wikgren (1993). The Greek New Testament (4th ed.). Stuttgart: United Bible Societies. p. 21*. ISBN978-3-438-05110-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Nestle, Eberhard et Erwin (2001). Novum Testamentum Graece. communiter ediderunt: B. et K. Aland, J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger (27 ed.). Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft. p. 814. ISBN978-3-438-05100-4.