Lectionary 40

Lectionary 40, designated by siglum ℓ 40. It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th-century.

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary, with lacunae. The text is written in two columns per page, 14 lines per page, in Greek uncial letters, on 207 parchment leaves.

History

The manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 10th century.
Formerly the manuscript belonged to Maria, Queen of Hungary, who obtained it from John Diassorin. Maria presented the manuscript to Philip II.
Emmanuel Miller who examined all manuscripts housed in the Escorial library did not describe this manuscript.
It was examined by Daniel Gotthilf Moldenhawer and Andreas Birch. Moldenhawer was allowed to see it for a few hours and collated only 15 lessons.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament.
Currently the codex is located in the Escorial in San Lorenzo de El Escorial.