Lectionary 1623 Explained

Lectionary 1623, designated by ℓ 1623 in the Gregory-Aland numbering, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, written on 312 parchment leaves (34.5 cm by 23.8 cm). Paleographically it has been assigned to the 11th or 12th century.^[1]

Description

The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels. It is a lectionary (Evangelistarium). Written in two columns per page, 23-28 lines per page.^[1]

History

Currently it is housed at the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of the Duke University (Gk MS 2) at Durham.^[1]

Further reading

• K. W. Clark, A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek New Testament Manuscripts in America, Chicago, 1937, pp. 87-89.

External links

• Lectionary 1623 at the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts

Notes and References

1. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 310.