Lectionary 71, designated by siglum ℓ 71 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1066.
Description
The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae supplemented on paper. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 159 parchment leaves (), 2 columns per page, 25-27 lines per page. It contains subscriptions.
History
The manuscript was written by presbyter John for monk Georg.
It was partially examined by Scholz. It was examined and described by Paulin MartinJean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 151 and Henri Omont.Henri Omont, Fac-similés des manuscrits grecs dates de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle (Paris, 1891), 32.
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. 289) in Paris.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
Notes and references
Bibliography
Henri Omont, Fac-similés des manuscrits grecs dates de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle (Paris, 1891), 32.