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Lectionary 208

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Lectionary 208, designated by siglum 208 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1068.[1][2] Scrivener labelled it by 215evl.[3] The manuscript is lacunose.

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The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 217 parchment leaves (25 cm by 19.5 cm), with some lacunae.[3][4] The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.[1][2] It contains musical notes and pictures.[4][3] The manuscript contains two leaves (first and last), with the text of the Old Testament, being to be earlier.[3]

There are daily lessons from Easter to Pentecost.[1]

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History

According to the colophon it was written by Leontius, a monk, in A.D. 1068.[4]

Scrivener and Gregory dated it to the 11th century.[3][4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 12th century.[1][2]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 215) and Gregory (number 208). Gregory saw it in 1883.[4]

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

The codex is located in the Bodleian Library (Wake 15) at Oxford.[1][2]

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