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.
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 (). The writing is in 2 columns per page, 23 lines per page. It contains subscriptions at the end.
History
The manuscript was written in Cyprus, by monk Leontius. It once belonged to Colbert's (as were ℓ 87, ℓ 88, ℓ 89, ℓ 90, ℓ 99, ℓ 100, ℓ 101).
It was partially examined and described by Bernard de Montfaucon, Scholz, and Paulin Martin.Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 160 C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).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.
Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 318) in Paris.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
References
Bibliography
Bernard de Montfaucon, Palaeographia Graeca (Paris 1708), p. 89.