Lectionary 1619, or 1619 in the Gregory-Aland numbering is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, written on 312 parchment leaves (19.4 cm by 13.7 cm). Paleographically it had been assigned to the 17th century.[1]

Lectionary 1619
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarion
Date17th
ScriptGreek
FoundVenice
Now atDuke University
Size19.4 by 13.7 cm

Description

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The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels. It is a lectionary (Evangelistarium). The text is written in one column per page, 27 lines per page.[1]

History

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Place of the provenance - Venice. In 1933 it was purchased in London for Duke University.[2] Currently it forms part of the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & manuscript Library of Duke University (Greek MS 2) in Durham, North Carolina.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 310.
  2. ^ Clark 1937, p. 54.

Further reading

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  • K. W. Clark (1937). A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek New Testament Manuscripts in America. Chicago. pp. 54–55.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  • Lectionary 1619 at the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts