Lectionary 322
New Testament manuscript
Lectionary 322 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ 322 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th-century. The manuscript has survived in complete condition.
Description
The original codex contained lessons from the Gospel of John and Matthew (Evangelistarium), on 79 parchment leaves. The leaves are measured (29.1 cm by 22 cm).
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 24 lines per page. It has musical notes.
History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 13th-century, Gregory dated it to the 11th-century. It is presently assigned by the INTF to the 11th-century.
It was purchased from Spyridon P. Lambros from Athens, on 26 March 1859 (along with lectionaries 321, 323, and 324).
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