Lectionary 264, designated by siglum ℓ 264 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1381.[1] [2] Scrivener labelled it as 170e,[3] Gregory by 158e. 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 large minuscule letters, on 209 paper leaves, in one column per page, 21 lines per page.[1] According to Scrivener it is rather barbarously written.[3]
The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks.[1]
According to the colophon it was written 1381 by Presbyter John.[4]
The colophon stated:
ει και ασφαλματα ευρηται εν τη βιβλω ταυτην, του αγιου και πανσεπτος ευαγγελιου ευχεστε δηα τον κν και μη καρασθε ωτι ουδης διναται, γραφη ανευ βορβωρου και σσωλωι κεισμου ωτι και ο γραφων παραγραφει εγραφη δε το παρον και αγιον ευαγγελιων διαχιρος ιωαννου ιερεις΄εμνηνη διδαιμβριω εις την ια επι ετους ςωπ.
It has also note "Gallicio 1624".[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 170e) and Gregory (number 264e). 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]
Currently the codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I.4 (1396)) 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 .