Lectionary 91
Lectionary 91, designated by siglum ℓ 91 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[1]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarion |
|---|---|
| Date | 14th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | 1553 |
| Now at | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Size | 26.6 cm by 19.7 cm |
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 322 parchment leaves (26.6 cm by 19.7 cm). The writing is in 2 columns per page, 23 lines per page.[2] It contains subscriptions at the end.
History
The manuscript was written in Cyprus, by monk Leontius.[3] It once belonged to Colbert's (as were ℓ 87, ℓ 88, ℓ 89, ℓ 90, ℓ 99, ℓ 100, ℓ 101).[3]
It was partially examined and described by Bernard de Montfaucon, Scholz, and Paulin Martin.[4] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.[2]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 318) in Paris.[1]
References
- Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 224. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 395.
- Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 333.
- Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 160
- The Greek New Testament, ed. K. Aland, A. Black, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger, and A. Wikgren, in cooperation with INTF, United Bible Societies, 3rd edition, (Stuttgart 1983), pp. XXVIII, XXX.