Codex Vindobonensis 795
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The Codex Vindobonensis 795 (Vienna
Austrian National Library
Codex) is a 9th century manuscript.
It contains letters and treatises by Alcuin
, including a discussion of the Gothic alphabet
.
It also contains a description of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc
.
Vienna
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Codex) is a 9th century manuscript.
It contains letters and treatises by Alcuin
Alcuin
Alcuin of York or Ealhwine, nicknamed Albinus or Flaccus was an English scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student of Archbishop Ecgbert at York...
, including a discussion of the Gothic alphabet
Gothic alphabet
The Gothic alphabet is an alphabet for writing the Gothic language, created in the 4th century by Ulfilas for the purpose of translating the Christian Bible....
.
It also contains a description of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc
Anglo-Saxon Futhorc
Futhorc , a runic alphabet used by the Anglo-Saxons, was descended from the Elder Futhark of 24 runes and contained between 26 and 33 characters. It was used probably from the fifth century onward, for recording Old English and Old Frisian....
.
Further reading
- Ebbinghaus, Ernst A.: The Gotica of Codex Vindobonensis 795 (in: Germanic studies in honor of Otto Springer [ed.: Stephen J. Kaplowitt], Pittsburgh [K&S Enterprises] 1978, pp. 93-102).
- Ebbinghaus, Ernst A.: Gotica XIX, GL 23:1 (1983) 48-50 [pp. 48-49 on folium 20 of Codex Vindobonensis].
- Rotsaert, Marie-Louise: Per una definizione delle fonti gotiche del Codex Vindobonensis 795 - appunti metodologici (in: Patrizia Lendinara & Lucio Melazzo [eds.]: Feor ond neah [memorial volume Augusto Scaffidi Abbate], Palermo [università] 1983 [= Annali della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Studi e ricerche 3].