Lectionary 12, designated by siglum ℓ 12 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves.[1] Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th-century.
The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae.[2] It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 366 parchment leaves, 2 columns per page, 24 lines per page.[1] It contains musical notes.[3]
Verse Matthew 12:47 is omitted as in codices Codex Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Codex Regius, 1009, ff1, k, syrc, syrs, copsa. The omission is typical for the Alexandrian manuscripts.
In Matthew 13:13 it reads Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ινα βλεποντες μη βλεπωσιν και ακουοντες μη ακουωσιν και μη συνωσι μηποτε επιστρεψωσιν for οτι βλεποντες ου βλεπουσιν και ακουοντες ουκ ακουουσιν ουδε συνιουσιν (Β C Κ L W Δ Π); the reading of the codex is supported by ℓ 70 ℓ 80 ℓ 299 ℓ 850 ℓ 1084 ; some manuscripts read Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ινα βλεποντες μη βλεπωσιν και ακουοντες μη ακουωσιν και μη συνιωσιν μηποτε επιστρεψωσιν — Θ, f1, f13, Lect.[4]
The manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 13th-century.[5]
It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Wettstein.[6]
It was slightly examined by Wettstein, Scholz, and Paulin Martin.[7] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.[2]
The manuscript is cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[8]
The codex is located now in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 310) in Paris.[1]