Lectionary 64, designated by siglum ℓ 64 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. It is a lectionary (Evangelistarion). Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 9th-century.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, and Gospel of Luke with lacunae at the beginning and end. It is written in Greek uncial letters, on 210 parchment leaves (). The writing stands in two columns per page, in 22 lines per page. Many leaves are torn.
History
The manuscript came from Constantinople. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz, who examined many of its passages. It was examined by Paulin MartinJean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N.T., conservé dans les bibliothès des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 147 and Henri Omont.Henri Omont, Fac-similés des manuscrits grecs datés de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle (Paris, 1891), 19.
The manuscript is sporadically 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. 281), in Paris.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
Notes and references
Further reading
Henri Omont, Fac-similés des manuscrits grecs datés de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle (Paris, 1891), 19.