The Early Greek Bible Manuscript Project:

New Testament Lectionary Manuscripts

By

Dr. Peter M. Head [Web Page]

 

Apologies that this is still in rough draft. This is only a trial run at the moment.

P.M. Head (Oct 2003)

 

 

Lectionaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L59      Moscow, State Hist. Mus., Synod Coll., Cod. 4

XI

Acts & CE, Paul (lect.)

 

Hatch, FDMMNT, XXXIII, p. 138f [fol. 81v = 1 Cor 8.7; Rom 12.1-3; Rom 15.1-3]

Matthaei, V, ad fin.

 

 

L135     Vatican, Cod. Vat. Barb. Gr. 472

VIII

 

 

Cavallo-Maehler 56a [fol. 164v = Luke 1.1-2]

 

 

L150     London, BL, MS Harl. 5598

995

Gospel lect. (Uncial)

 

Barbour, GLH 3 [Luke 4.16, 18]

Maunde Thompson, IGLP 51 [Matt 18.12f]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L183     London, BL, Arundel 547

X

Gospel lect. (Uncial)

 

Buckton, Byzantium, p. 141 (Pl. 150) [fols 94v-95r = portrait of Luke & Luke 4.31ff]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L233     London, BL, Add. 39603

XI

Gospel lect (cruciform)

 

Buckton, Byzantium, p. 164 (Pl. 179) [fol. 1v = John 1.1ff]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L302     Duke, KW Clark Gk Ms 83

c. 1450 (paper)

Evangelistarion

199 ff.; 2 cols. (205 x 127 x 54 mm.), 28 lines. 307 x 212 mm

dukemss76_98.html

 

 

L303     Princeton TS 11.21.1900

XII

Gospel lect.

 

Metzger, MGB 38 [fol. 235r = Matt 3.10f; John 1.19-21]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L330     London, BL, Add MS 28817

1185

Gospel lect.

 

Barbour, GLH 65 [fol. 84v = Matt 19.3, 5][1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L451     Duke, KW Clark Gk Ms 85

1052

Evangelistarion

242 ff.;2 cols. (225 x 160 x 68 mm.), 22-23 lines. 303 x 224 mm

dukemss76_98.html

Written by Clement the monk who signed and dated the colophon on f. 242v (in Greek):

"Written in the month of July 20, indiction 5, year 6560 [i.e., A. D. 1052]; presented by Clement the worthless monk to the monastery of the most holy Mother of God of the Cave."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L542     Vatican, Gr. 355

X

Gospel lect. (uncial)

 

Devreesse, Introduction, pl. IV [fol. 266v = Matt 11.27-30]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l562      Vatican, Gr. 2138

991

Gospel lectionary

 

Metzger, MGB 33 [fol. 29v = John 19.10-16; Matt 27.3-5] = Cavalieri & Lietzmann, 17

Nelson, Iconography, fig. 20 [fol. 35r = symbol of Mark  text]

Barbour, GLH 39 [fol. 37r = Mark 15.26-32][2]

 

 

L648     Duke, KW Clark Gk MS28

XVI (paper)

Gospel

232 ff.; 2 cols. (198 x 128 x 55 mm.), 28 lines. 225 x 153 mm.

dukemss26_50.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L809     Sinai, St Cath. Gr. 286

XII

Apostolos

 

Metzger, MGB 39 [fol. 141r = Gal 2.16-20; Col 2.13f]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L1033   Jerusalem, Anastaseos 9

1152

Gospel lect.

 

Barbour, GLH 34 [= Mark 2.24f; 3.1-3][3]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L1491   London, BL, Add. MS 36751

1008

Gospel lect.

 

Barbour, GLH 62 [fol. 171r = Luke 3.4-5, 7].[4]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L1623   Duke, K.W. Clark, Gk MS 82

 

 

c. 1200

Evangelistarion

95 ff.; 2 cols. (260 x 171 x 70 mm.), 23-28 lines. 345 x 238 mm.

dukemss7698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L1691   Duke, K.W. Clark, Gk MS 2

 

 

XVII

Evangelistarion with daily readings

312ff. including 55 blank; 1 col. (170 x 108 mm.), 25 lines (194 x 137 mm

dukemss01_25.html

Provenance – Venice.

In 12s except for signature eta with 14, iota with 10 and mu with 14.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L1839   Duke, KW Clark, Gk Ms 65

XI

Evangelistarion

256 ff.; 2 cols. (182 x 108 x 47 mm.), 27 lines. 245 x 170 mm

dukemss26_50.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L1965   Duke, KW Clark, Gk Ms 10

XII

Evangelistarion

181 ff.; 2 col., 23-24 lines. 265 x 192 mm.

Full description (six pages)

 

 

L1966   Duke, KW Clark, Gk Ms 12

XI-XII (c. 1100)

Evangelistarion

224 ff. with 4 ff., paper added at the end. 2 cols.(232 x 170 x 74 mm.), 29 lines. 330 x 260 mm.

dukemss01_25.html

 

 

L1967   Duke, KW Clark, Gk Ms 24

XI

Evangelistarion

241 ff. (ff. 1-230 are of parchment and ff. 231-241 are paper); 2 cols. (180 x 58 mm.), 20 lines. 246 x 185 mm

dukemss01_25.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L2138   Duke, KW Clark Gk Ms 39

1627 (paper)

Evangelistarion

260 ff.; 2 cols. (2 70 x 160 x 72 mm.), 26 lines. 200 x 272 mm.
 

Full description (9 pages)

Provenance – Walachia

By the scribe Loukas, the "ungarovlachian" under the auspices of the secretary Antonios for the Voivode Radu ov Walachia

 

L2144   Duke, KW Clark Gk Ms27

XII

Evangelistarion

5 ff.(two ff. attached to the binding and serving as endsheets); 2 cols. (172 x 110 x 48 mm.), 28 lines. 225 x 153 mm.

DUKE MSS 26-50

 

 

L2145   Duke, KW Clark Gk Ms43

XIII

Evangelistarion: single leaf: portions of the readings for June 24 (Luke 1:59-80)-June 25 (Matthew 16: 13-18)

1 f.; 2 cols. (185 x 110 x 50 mm.), 33 lines. 228 x 154 mm.

DUKE MSS 26-50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L2411   Duke, KW Clark Gk Ms 89

XII

Evangelistarion

1 f., 2 cols. (207 x 132; 1 col.: 207 x 60 mm.), 23 lines. 219 x 142 mm.

dukemss76_98

The fore edge and tail have been trimmed with the loss of a portion of the letters at the end of the line along the vertical margins. The text begins in the middle of the readings for the fifth Sunday in Matthew (8:31) and continues through the sixth and ends in the middle of the reading for the seventh Sunday at Matthew 9:3.

 

L2412   Duke, KW Clark Gk Ms 92

XII/XIII

Evangelistarion

276 ff., 2 cols. (194 x 160 mm.; 1 col.:194 x 68 mm.), 20 lines. 278 x 218 mm

dukemss76_98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Trinity College, Cambridge, B.17.20.17

17. A double leaf of vellum, 12.625 x 10.75, in double columns of 22 lines, written in a large minuscule of cent. xi, in brownish ink. It is from an Evangelistarium. The first leaf begins κείμενοσ . ἢ ὁ διακονω̑ν (Lc. xxii.27) to οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτου̑ (v.39). Then follows Lc. xxii.39-42 γενέσθω.
The second leaf begins λυθυι̑αι αὐτῳ̑ (Lc. xxiii.55) to ἐντολήν (v. 56). Then follows Mt. vi.1-13, and lastly Mt. vi.14 ending ὁ πατήρ.

 

 

 



[1] Lake, vol. II, MS 84, pl. 149-150.

[2] Cavalieri & Lietzmann, 17; Follieri 32; Lake, vol. VII, MS 266, pl. 472; Lefort, pl. 60; Pal Soc. II.87.

[3] Lake, vol. I, MS 11, pl. 19-22

[4] Lake, vol. II, MS 67, pl. 121-3.