Lectionary 73, designated by siglum 73 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the year 12th-century.[1]

Lectionary 73
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarion
Date12th-century
ScriptGreek
Now atBibliothèque nationale de France
Size27.3 cm by 21.2 cm

Description edit

The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with considerable lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 34 parchment leaves (27.3 cm by 21.2 cm), in 2 columns per page, 25 lines per page.[2] It contains musical notes.[2]

The volume contains many other leaves from another manuscripts.[2]

History edit

It was partially examined by Scholz and Paulin Martin.[3] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.[2]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[4]

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 291) in Paris.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 223. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  2. ^ a b c d Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 394.
  3. ^ Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 152
  4. ^ 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.