Lectionary 172, designated by siglum ℓ 172 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. Formerly it was labelled by 75a.
Description
The codex contains Lessons from the Acts and Epistles lectionary (Apostolarion). It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 281 parchment leaves (29.5 cm by 23 cm), in two columns per page, 23 lines per page. It is ornamented, folio 202 mutilated. It contains Menologion. Possibly it was written by the same hand as ℓ 484, but more beautiful.
History
The manuscript was bought in 1819 by Edward Everett from Constantinople to America, along with six other manuscripts (Lectionary 296, Lectionary 297, Lectionary 298). It was examined by Edward A. Guy and Gregory. It was fully collated by Herman C. Hoskier.Herman C. Hoskier, A Full Account and Collation of the Greek Cursive Codex Evangelium 604, London, 1890.
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 Harvard University (Ms. Gr. 7 (2)) at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
Notes and references
Bibliography
K. W. Clark, A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek New Testament Manuscripts i America (Chicago, 1937), pp. 112–113. Herman C. Hoskier, A Full Account and Collation of the Greek Cursive Codex Evangelium 604, (London, 1896).