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Lectionary 278
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Lectionary 278, designated by siglum ℓ 278 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.[1][2] Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener labelled it as 186e,[3]
The manuscript has complex contents.[1]
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Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium).[4]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 221 parchment leaves (29.5 cm by 21.7 cm), in two columns per page, 19 lines per page.[1][4] The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday for the other weeks.[1]
The manuscript is bound in red velvet, and according to Scrivener in excellent preservation.[3]
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History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 13th century,[3] and Gregory to the 13th or 14th century.[4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 11th century.[1][2]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 186e) and Gregory (number 278e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
The codex is housed at the Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini (B') in Venice, Italy.[1][2]
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