Lectionary 256, designated by siglum ℓ 256 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. Scrivener labelled it as 192evl.[1] The manuscript has survived in a fragmentary condition.
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels and from the rest of the New Testament lectionary (Evangelistarium, Apostolarium), with numerous lacunae[2] on 93 parchment leaves .[3] [4] The leaves of the manuscript were arranged in octavo.[2]
The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, in one column per page, 21 lines per page.[3]
Constantin von Tischendorf dated the manuscript to the 11th or 12th century.[5] De Muralt, Scrivener, and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.[2] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 12th century.[3] [4]
The manuscript was brought by Tischendorf from the East. It was examined and described by Eduard de Muralt.[6]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 192) and Gregory (number 256).[2]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[7]
The codex is housed at the Russian National Library (Gr. 90) in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[3] [4]
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 4th . 1894 . London . 340 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 408 .
. Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 234 . 3-11-011986-2.