278. Lond. Brit. Mus. Add. 27,860 [xi or xii], 8 × 5-½, ff. 115 (28), 2 cols., belonged to Sir F. Gage. (Greg. 329.)
279. Lond. Brit. Mus. Add. 28,817 [June 9, 1185], 11 × 8-¾, ff. 306 (21), 2 cols. Mut. throughout, clear, in fine condition and peculiar style. (Greg. 330.) Like Evan. 603, bought in 1871 of Sir Ivor B. Guest, as was
280. Lond. Brit. Mus. Add. 28,818 [July, 1272], 9-¾ × 7, ff. 118 (27), 2 cols., chart., begins John xvii. 20. The subscription states that it was written διὰ χειρὸς ἐμοῦ τοῦ ἁμαρτωλοῦ τολμῶ εἰπεῖν τοῦ ἱερέως τοῦ μεταξάρη. (Greg. 331.)
*281. Lond. Brit. Mus. Add. 31,208 [xiii], 12-½ × 9-½, ff. 272 (21), 2 cols., mus. rubr., bought of a dealer at Constantinople, cruelly mutilated (eighty-four leaves being missing), but once very fine. Collated by the Rev. W. F. Rose, who found it much to resemble Evst. 259 (yscr).
Burgon gives a French version of an Armenian note, dated 908 of the Armenian era, or a.d. 1460, of no special interest. (Greg. 333.)
282. Lond. Brit. Mus. Add. 31,919 [a.d. 1431], 12-¾ × 10, ff. 108, formerly Blenheim 3. D. 13, the uncial eighth century palimpsest of the Gospels we have designated as Υ, contains Lessons from the Gospels, written by Ignatius, Metropolitan of Selymbria in Thrace, being the February portion of a Menaeum. (Greg. 334.)
283. Lond. Brit. Mus. Add. 31,920 [xi], 9-¼ × 8, ff. 226 (21), 2 cols., formerly Blenheim 3. C. 14, containing only σαββατοκυριακαί (see Evst. 24), singularly unadorned, but very interesting and genuine. (Greg. 335.)
284. Lond. Brit. Mus. Add. 31,921 [xiii], 10 × 8, ff. 178 (24), 2 cols., mus. rubr., mut., formerly Blenheim 3. C. 13, with Church Lessons for every day of the week. Several pages in a recent hand stand at the beginning: the first hand commences Matt. vi. 31. (Greg. 336.)
285. Lond. Brit. Mus. Add. 31,949 [xiii], 11 × 8-½, ff. 103 (27), 2 cols., much dilapidated and mut., was a gift to the Museum. (Greg. 337.)
[+]286. Sinai, St. Catharine's, Golden Evst. [ix-xi], 11-¼ × 8-½ x 3-½, ff. abt. 200 (16), 2 cols., pict., “written in large and beautiful golden uncials,” divided into “verses” like the modern, has breathings and accents. For specimen of writing, &c., see Burgon, Aug. 9, 1882. It was seen in 1862 by Burgon, in 1864 by the Rev. E. M. Young, and Mr. Jo. Dury Geden (Athenaeum, Nov. 12 and 19, 1864). It is said to be deteriorated by the promiscuous handling of strangers, although E. A. Sophocles tells us that local tradition absurdly assigns it to the Emperor Theodosius [d. 395] as the actual scribe; unless, as Mr. Geden suggests, Theodosius III (a.d. 716) be meant. The volume opens with the Gospels for the first five days of Easter week, which are followed by about sixty-five more from other parts of the yearly services. (Greg. 300.)