A book that contains scripture readings designated for Christian or Jewish worship on specific days of the calendar.
Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary, folios 2v—3r. Tempera and gold ink on parchment. Ca. 1100 CE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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