Lectionary 278

Lectionary 278, designated by siglum ℓ 278 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener labelled it as 186e,

The manuscript has complex contents.

Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium).

The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 221 parchment leaves ($$), in two columns per page, 19 lines per page. The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday for the other weeks.

The manuscript is bound in red velvet, and according to Scrivener in excellent preservation.

History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 13th century, and Gregory to the 13th or 14th century. It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 11th century.

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 186e) and Gregory (number 278e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.

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

The codex is housed at the Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini (B') in Venice, Italy.