Lectionary 219, designated by siglum ℓ 219 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.^[1][2] Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener labelled it by 243^evl.^[3]

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium),^[4] on 319 parchment leaves (27 cm by 21.5 cm), with only one lacuna (the first leaf with John 1:1-17 and nine leaves at the end).^[3] Nine leaves at the end were supplemented by a later hand.^[3]

The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.^[1][2] The headings in gold. According to Scrivener it is "a fine copy".^[3] It contains musical notes.^[4]

There are weekday Gospel lessons.^[1]

Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 11th or 12th century, Gregory dated it to the 12th century.^[3][4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 11th century.^[1][2]

Of the history of the codex nothing is known until the year 1864, when it was in the possession of a dealer at Janina in Epeiros. It was then purchased from him by a representative of Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814–1906), a philanthropist,^[5] along with other Greek manuscripts.^[4] They were transported to England in 1870-1871.^[6] The manuscript was presented by Burdett-Coutts to Sir Roger Cholmely's School, and was housed at the Highgate (Burdett-Coutts II. 5), in London.^[4]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 243) and Gregory (number 218). Gregory saw it in 1883.^[4]

The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).^[7]

The owner of the codex is unknown. The last place of its housing was Sotheby's.^[1][2]

• List of New Testament lectionaries
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism