[1] Although the author is mainly known as the Anonymous of Elbasan (Albanian: Anonimi i Elbasanit), according to Mahir Domi and Robert Elsie the linguistic and historical evidences indicate to be the work of Gregory of Durrës.

[2] The manuscript was purchased shortly before or around World War II by politician Lef Nosi, who was the owner of a remarkable personal library, and a notable collector.

[2] The albanologist and translator Injac Zamputi (1910–1998) transcribed the manuscript, after which the Elbasan Gospel was published in Standard Albanian for the first time.

Polisi back then was part of the wider Shpat region in today's Elbasan county, and its population had converted to Islam in early 19th century.

[9] The hypothesis is based on a contemporary witness Anastasius Michael (c.1675–1725) who claimed in a publication circa 1710 that the well known Cosmas, at the time residing in Elbasan, has devised a new alphabet for writing the Albanian language.