Lectionary 217, designated by siglum ℓ 217 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[1] [2] Scrivener labelled it by 241evl.[3]
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium),[4] on 154 parchment leaves, with only one lacuna (the last leaf).[3] The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 27 lines per page.[1] [2] [4] It contains illuminations.[3]
According to Scrivener it is "a poor copy".[3]
It contains the Pericope Adulterae (John 8:3-11) dedicated to Pelagia.[4]
There are daily lessons from Easter to Pentecost.[1]
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century.[3] [4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 13th century.[1] [2]
Of the history of the codex nothing is known until 1864, when it was in the possession of a dealer at Janina in Epeiros. It was then purchased from him by a representative of Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814–1906), a philanthropist,[5] along with other Greek manuscripts.[4] They were transported to England in 1870-1871.[6] The manuscript was presented by Burdett-Coutts to Sir Roger Cholmely's School, and was housed at the Highgate (Burdett-Coutts I. 23), in London.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 241) and Gregory (number 217). Gregory saw it in 1883.[4]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[7]
The owner of the codex is unknown. The last place of its housing was Sotheby's.[1] [2]
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 405 .
. Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 231 . 3-11-011986-2.
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 4th . 1894 . London . 344 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 405 .