Lectionary 5, designated by

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ℓ ''5'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek

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of the

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, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th-century. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York:

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, 1994), p. 219.

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, and Luke lectionary (''Evangelistarium'') with lacunae at the beginning and end. The text is written in Greek

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letters, on 150 parchment leaves (), with 2 columns per page, 19 lines per page and 7-12 letters per line. It has musical notes. Matthew 19:16 : διδασκαλε (''teacher'') — א, B, D, L, ''f''¹, 892^txt, 1010, 1365, ℓ ''5'', it^{a, d, e, ff1}, cop^bo, eth, geo, Origen, Hilary; : διδασκαλε αγαθε (''good teacher'') — C, K, W, Δ, Θ, ''f''¹³, 28, 33,

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, 700, 892^mg, 1009, 1071, 1079, 1195, 1216, 1230, 1241, 1242,

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, 1344, 1546, 1646, 2148, 2174, Byz, Lect, it, vg, syr, cop^sa, arm, eth, Diatessaron.

History

The manuscript once belonged to Colbert. It was examined by John Mill and

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, "

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: London 1894), vol. 1, p. 328. It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by

. The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament of UBS (UBS3). The codex now is located in the Bodleian Library (Barocci 202) at

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References

Bibliography

* W. H. P. Hatch, ''The Principal Uncial Manuscripts of the New Testament'', LXXII (Chicago, 1939).

External links

Mss. Barocci
at the Bodleian Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Lectionary 0005 Greek New Testament lectionaries 10th-century biblical manuscripts Bodleian Library collection

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