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Lectionary 257
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Lectionary 257, designated by siglum ℓ 257 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to 1305 or 1306. Scrivener labelled it as 69a, Gregory by 81a.[1] The manuscript has survived in a fragmentary condition.[2]
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Description
The codex contains lessons from the Acts of the Apostles and Epistles lectionary (Apostolarium), on 178 parchment leaves (28.3 cm by 22 cm), with numerous lacunae.[1][2][3]
The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, in one column per page, 28-29 lines per page.[2] It contains Synaxarion.[4]
History
According to the colophon it was written in 1305 or 1306 by Ignatius, a scribe.[1]
The manuscript was brought of Nicolas Parassoh on 27 June 1874.[1][4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 69a)[4] and Gregory (number 81a). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[1]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
Currently the codex is housed at the British Library (Add MS 29714) in London.[2][3]
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