Lectionary 265, designated by siglum ℓ 265 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.[1] [2] Scrivener labelled it as 171e,[3] Gregory by 158e. The manuscript has no complex contents.[1]
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium),[4] with lacunae at the beginning.[3]
The text is written in Greek large uncial letters, on 78 parchment leaves, in two columns per page, 20 lines per page.[1] It is ornamented.[4]
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 10th century.[3] [4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 10th century.[1] [2]
It has also note "Gallicio 1624".[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 171e) and Gregory (number 265e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4] It was described by Carlo Castellani.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
The codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I.45 (927)) in Venedig.[1] [2]
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 409 .
. Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 234 . 3-11-011986-2.
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 4th . 1894 . London . 339 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 409 .