Lectionary 87, designated by siglum ℓ 87 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th-century.[1]
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 121 parchment leaves . The writing stands in 2 columns per page, 27 lines per page.[2] The Pericope Adulterae (John 8:3-11) is placed at the end, marked with obelus, and not pointed for any day.
The manuscript once belonged to Colbert's (as were ℓ 88, ℓ 89, ℓ 90, ℓ 91, ℓ 99, ℓ 100, ℓ 101).[3]
Scholz examined some parts of it. It was examined and described by Paulin Martin.[4] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 313) in Paris.