Lectionary 7, designated by siglum ℓ 7 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1204.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, (Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1994), p. 219
Description
The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels lectionary (Evangelistarium) with lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 316 parchment leaves (), 2 columns per page, 23 lines per page. It contains music notes.
History
The manuscript was written by priest Georg Rhodiu (from Rhodos?).
The manuscript once belonged to Colbert, as lectionaries ℓ 8, ℓ 9, ℓ 10, ℓ 11, ℓ 12. It was examined and described by Montfaucon, Wettstein, Scholz,F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (George Bell & Sons: London 1861), p. 212. and Paulin Martin.Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au Nouveau Testament, conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 138. It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Wettstein. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.
The text was edited by Henri Omont.Henri Omont, Fac-similés des plus anciens mss. grecs de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IVe et XIII siècle, (Paris, 1892), p. 18
The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament of UBS (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), p. XXIX.
The codex now is located in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Gr. 301) at Paris.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
References
Bibliography
Henri Omont, Fac-similés des plus anciens mss. grecs de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IVe et XIII siècle, (Paris, 1892), p. 18.