Lectionary 221, designated by siglum ℓ 221 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.[1] Scrivener labelled it by 245evl.[2] The manuscript has complex contents.
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium),[3] on 156 glazed paper leaves,[4] with only one lacuna (the first leaf with John 1:1-17 and nine leaves at the end). Nine leaves at the end were supplemented by a later hand.[2]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 28 lines per page.[4] [1] The titles and capitals in red.[2] The Synaxarion is on a leaf of the binding.[2]
It contains the Pericope Adulterae.[3]
There are weekday Gospel lessons.[4]
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century.[2] [3] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 15th century.[4] [1]
Of the history of the codex nothing is known until the year 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.[3] 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 II. 30), in London.[3]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 245) and Gregory (number 221). Gregory saw it in 1883.[3]
The manuscript was transferred to United States.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[7]
The manuscript is housed at the Scriptorium (VK 1096), Orlando, Florida.[4] [1]
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 405 .
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 4th . 1894 . London . 344 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 405 .
. Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 232 . 3-11-011986-2.