Lectionary 265
# Lectionary 265

Lectionary 265, designated by siglum ℓ 265 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century. Scrivener labelled it as $171^e,$ Gregory by $158^e.$ The manuscript has no complex contents.

## Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium), with lacunae at the beginning.

The text is written in Greek large uncial letters, on 78 parchment leaves (34 cm by 26 cm), in two columns per page, 20 lines per page. It is ornamented.

## History

Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 10th century. It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 10th century.

It has also note "Gallicio 1624".

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number $171^e)$ and Gregory (number $265^e).$ Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886. It was described by Carlo Castellani.

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

The codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I.45 (927)) in Venedig.

