Lectionary 26, designated by siglum ℓ 26 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th-century.[1]
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), with lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 180 parchment leaves, 1 column per page, 16-28 lines per page.[1] [2] It is a Palimpsest, the lower earlier text was written by uncial hand, it contains another lectionary (ℓ 1954) and text of Mark 3:15-32; 5:16-31 from the 8th century, classified as Uncial 0134.[1] The earlier uncial text is difficult to read. The codex is in wretched condition.[3]
The text of lectionary was collated by Thomas Mangey (along with Lectionary 27).[3] The codex was merely examined by Griesbach (Symb. crit., 2,18-23). C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[4]
Currently the codex is located in the Bodleian Library (Selden Supra 2) in Oxford.
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 389 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 389 .