Lectionary 1637 Explained

Lectionary 1637, or ℓ 1637 in the Gregory-Aland numbering, is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament on parchment leaves, dated paleographically to the 9th century.^[1]

Description

It is written in Greek Uncial letters on 144 leaves (30 by 26 cm), 2 columns per page. The codex contains some Lessons from the four Gospels lectionary (Evangelistarium). The manuscript contains several library inserts. It is a palimpsest. The upper text is written in a minuscule hand.

It was described by Kenneth Willis Clark.

The codex now is located in the University of Michigan (MS. 37) in Ann Arbor.^[1]

Further reading

• K. W. Clark, A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek New Testament Manuscripts in America (Chicago: 1937), pp. 314-315.

Notes and References

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