Lectionary 190
Encyclopedia
Lectionary 190, designated by siglum ℓ 190 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript is very lacunose
.
Scrivener labelled it by 262evl.
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 16 lines per page, in 6-10 letters. The letters are large.
Two other leaves with lessons from Luke 24:25-35 and John 1:35-51, are written in one column per page, 21 lines per page.
in 1848.
The manuscript was examined by Bloomfield
. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 262). Gregory saw it in 1883.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
Currently the codex is located in the British Library
(Add. 17370) at London
.
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript is very lacunose
Lacuna (manuscripts)
A lacunaPlural lacunae. From Latin lacūna , diminutive form of lacus . is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work...
.
Scrivener labelled it by 262evl.
Description
Only one parchment leaf of the codex has survived. It contains a lesson from Matthew 6:14-21. It was bound with another codex. It contains lessons from the Prophets and Epistles, and catechism at the end (leaves 235-236).The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 16 lines per page, in 6-10 letters. The letters are large.
Two other leaves with lessons from Luke 24:25-35 and John 1:35-51, are written in one column per page, 21 lines per page.
History
Usually it is dated to the 11th century. Formerly the manuscript was housed in Alexandria. It was presented for the British MuseumBritish Museum
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in 1848.
The manuscript was examined by Bloomfield
Samuel Thomas Bloomfield
Samuel Thomas Bloomfield was an English clergyman and Biblical textual critic. His Greek New Testament was widely used, in England and the United States.-Life:His surname was also spelled Blomfield or Blumfield...
. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 262). Gregory saw it in 1883.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
Currently the codex is located in the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
(Add. 17370) at London
London
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.
See also
- List of New Testament lectionaries
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
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