A lectionary is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Jewish worship on a given day or occasion. There are sub-types such as a "gospel lectionary" or evangeliary, and an epistolary with the readings from the New Testament Epistles.
Page from the 11th century "Bamberg Apocalypse", Gospel lectionary. Large decorated initial "C". Text from Matthew 1:18–21 (Bamberg State Library, Msc.Bibl.140).
Portrait of Rembrandt's mother reading a lectionary, c. 1630 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam). The painting has more recently been attributed to Gerrit Dou.
A German Roman Catholic lectionary for year C on an ambo after Mass
Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary, Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Evangeliary or Book of the Gospels is a liturgical book containing only those portions of the four gospels which are read during Mass or in other public offices of the Church. The corresponding terms in Latin are Evangeliarium and Liber evangeliorum.
Miniature from the Armenian Skevra Evangeliary, c. 1198, National Library of Poland
Nativity, one of the full-page miniatures of the Evangeliary of Averbode