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Lectionary 261
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Lectionary 261, designated by siglum ℓ 261 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[1][2] Scrivener labelled it as 158e,[3] Gregory by 158e.[4] The manuscript has complex contents.[1]
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Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium), with numerous lacunae.[4]
The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, on 207 parchment leaves (33.1 cm by 27.5 cm), in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.[1] The initial letters are rubricated, it contains musical notes (in red) and pictures. The manuscript is beautifully illuminated.[3]
The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks.[1]
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History
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.[4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 12th century.[1][2]
The manuscript was presented by ambassador Desalleurs to king in 1753.[3][4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 158e) and Gregory (number 261e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1884.[4]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
The codex is housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Suppl. Gr. 27) in Paris.[1][2]
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