New Testament manuscript | |
Text | Evangelistarium † |
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Date | 11th century |
Script | Greek |
Now at | ? |
Size | 27 cm by 21.5 cm |
Lectionary 219, designated by siglum ℓ 219 (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 by 243evl. [3]
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), [4] on 319 parchment leaves (27 cm by 21.5 cm), with only one lacuna (the first leaf with John 1:1-17 and nine leaves at the end). [3] Nine leaves at the end were supplemented by a later hand. [3]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 22 lines per page. [1] [2] The headings in gold. According to Scrivener it is "a fine copy". [3] It contains musical notes. [4]
There are weekday Gospel lessons. [1]
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 11th or 12th century, Gregory dated it to the 12th century. [3] [4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 11th century. [1] [2]
Of the history of the codex nothing is known until the year 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, [5] along with other Greek manuscripts. [4] They were transported to England in 1870-1871. [6] The manuscript was presented by Burdett-Coutts to Sir Roger Cholmely's School, and was housed at the Highgate (Burdett-Coutts II. 5), in London. [4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 243) and Gregory (number 218). Gregory saw it in 1883. [4]
The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3). [7]
The owner of the codex is unknown. The last place of its housing was Sotheby's. [1] [2]
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