Lectionary 118
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| text = Evangelistarion
| script = Greek
| date = 14th century
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| now at = Biblioteca Laurentiana
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Lectionary 118, designated by siglum ℓ 118 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.{{Cite book
| last = Aland
| first = Kurt
| author-link = Kurt Aland
|author2=M. Welte |author3=B. Köster |author4=K. Junack
| title = Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments
| publisher = Walter de Gruyter
| year = 1994
| location = Berlin, New York
| page = 225
| isbn = 3-11-011986-2 }}
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 368 parchment leaves ({{×|38.3|28.5|cm}}). It is written in Greek minuscule letters, in 2 columns per page, 20 lines per page. It contains musical notes.{{Cite book
| last = Gregory
| first = Caspar René
| author-link = Caspar René Gregory
| title = Textkritik des Neuen Testaments
| year = 1900
| location = Leipzig
| volume = 1
| page = 397
| url = https://archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n409/mode/2up
}}
It is elegantly written.{{Cite book
| last = Scrivener
| first = Frederick Henry Ambrose
| author-link = Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
|author2=Edward Miller
| title = A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1
| publisher = George Bell & Sons
| year = 1894
| location = London
| edition = 4th
| page = 335
}}
It contains the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11).
History
The manuscript was held in St. Silvester in Constantinople (or Rome). It was brought to Florence in 1454. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.{{Cite book
| last = Scrivener
| first = Frederick Henry Ambrose
| author-link = Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
|author2=Edward Miller
| title = A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1
| year = 1894
| location = London
| page = 331
}}
Bandini was the first who described this codex (in 1787).
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 Biblioteca Laurentiana (Med. Pal. 243) in Florence.
See also
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Notes and references
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Bibliography
- Angelo Bandini, Illustratione de due evangeliari greci del secolo XI, Venedig 1787.
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