Lectionary 276, designated by siglum ℓ 276 (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 as 182e,[3]
The manuscript has complex contents.[1]
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium).[4]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 168 parchment leaves, in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.[1] [4] The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.[1]
According to Scrivener it was "once a fine codex, now tied up in a parcel by itself".[3] It is destroyed by moisture.[4]
Dean Burgon dated the manuscript to the 11th century, Scrivener to the 12th century,[3] and Gregory to the 13th century.[4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 13th century.[1] [2]
The manuscript belonged to Hieronymus Venus in 1722. It has been held in the church of Saint Mark.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 182e) and Gregory (number 276e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]
The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
The codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I,54 (1146)) in Venice.[1] [2]
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 410 .
. Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 235 . 3-11-011986-2.
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 4th . 1894 . London . 340 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 410 .