Lectionary 46, designated by sigla ℓ ''46'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek

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of the

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, on purple parchment leaves. Palaeographically, it has been assigned to the 9th century. It was formerly known as ''Codex Vindobonensis 2''.

Description

The codex contains 19 lessons from the

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s (''Evangelistarium''), on 182 purple parchment leaves (). The lessons of the codex were red from πασχα to εις μετανοιαν. The text is written in one column per page, in 9 lines per page, 7-11 letters per line, in Greek

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letters, in gold and silver ink. The letters are high. There is also a Latin version. F. H. A. Scrivener, "

A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament ''A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament: For the Use of Biblical Students'' is one of the books of Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (1813–1891), biblical scholar and textual critic. In this book Scrivener listed over 3 ...

" (London 1861), p. 214.

History

Formerly the manuscript belonged to the monastery ''B. Joh. de Carbonaria'' in Naples. Between 1714 and 1733 it was presented by monks to Caesar Karl VI, in that time king of Naples. It was examined by

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, Treschow,

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. Alter used it in his edition of the Greek text of the New Testament. The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).''The Greek New Testament'', ed. K. Aland, A. Black, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger, and A. Wikgren, in cooperation with INTF, ''United Bible Societies'', 3rd edition, (Stuttgart 1983), pp. XXVIII, XXX. Formerly the manuscript was held at Vienna (kais. suppl. gr. 12). Currently the codex is located in the

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, (Cod. Neapol. ex Vind. 2) in

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