Lectionary 87
# Lectionary 87

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.

## Description

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 (25.2 cm by 19.5 cm). The writing stands in 2 columns per page, 27 lines per page. The Pericope Adulterae (John 8:3-11) is placed at the end, marked with obelus, and not pointed for any day.

## History

The manuscript once belonged to Colbert's (as were ℓ 88, ℓ 89, ℓ 90, ℓ 91, ℓ 99, ℓ 100, ℓ 101).

Scholz examined some parts of it. It was examined and described by Paulin Martin. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 313) in Paris.

