Lectionary 206, designated by siglum ℓ 206 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.Handschriftenliste at the INTF Scrivener labelled it by 213evl. The manuscript is lacunose.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 255 parchment leaves (). The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 14 lines per page, about 7 letters in line, in very large, bold, and peculiar letters. It contains musical notes.
There are daily lessons from Easter to Pentecost.
History
Scrivener and Gregory dated it to the 11th century. It is presently assigned by the INTF to the 11th century.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 213) and Gregory (number 206). Gregory saw it in 1883.
Currently the codex is located in the Bodleian Library (Wake 13) at Oxford.
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.
In the 14th or 15th century four leaves were supplied to the manuscript (fol. I-IV), they are designated now as ℓ 2308.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
Notes and references
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