title: Lectionary 137
text: # Lectionary 137
  
  Lectionary 137, designated by siglum ℓ 137 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.
  
  ## Description
  
  The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 105 parchment leaves (23.7 cm by 18.4 cm), with one lacuna at the beginning. The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 20 lines per page.
  
  ## History
  
  The manuscript once belonged to Pietro Polidori, who presented it to the Biblioteca Vallicelliana. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz. Scholz was the first who examined and described codex. The codex was slightly examined by Gregory.
  
  The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
  
  Currently the codex is located in the Biblioteca Vallicelliana (D. 63) in Rome.
  
  