Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 502
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The Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 502 (Vienna, Austrian National Library
, Lat. 502), designated by v (in Beuron system), is a 7th century Latin
Gospel Book
. The manuscript contains only 1 parchment folio (23.5 cm by 16.5 cm). It is known also as Fragmentum Vindobonense. The text is a version of the old Latin
. It is entitled "Pactus legis Ripuarie". The writing is much faded.
It contains only: John 19:27-20:11.
The Latin text of the codex is a representative of the Western text-type
in itala recension.
The text was transcribed and published by H. J. White in 1887.
It was named Vindobonensis after Vienna, place of its housing.
Austrian National Library
The Austrian National Library , is the largest library in Austria, with 7.4 million items in its collections. It is located in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna; since 2005 some of the collections are located in the baroque Palais Mollard-Clary...
, Lat. 502), designated by v (in Beuron system), is a 7th century Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
Gospel Book
Gospel Book
The Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament...
. The manuscript contains only 1 parchment folio (23.5 cm by 16.5 cm). It is known also as Fragmentum Vindobonense. The text is a version of the old Latin
Vetus Latina
Vetus Latina is a collective name given to the Biblical texts in Latin that were translated before St Jerome's Vulgate Bible became the standard Bible for Latin-speaking Western Christians. The phrase Vetus Latina is Latin for Old Latin, and the Vetus Latina is sometimes known as the Old Latin Bible...
. It is entitled "Pactus legis Ripuarie". The writing is much faded.
It contains only: John 19:27-20:11.
The Latin text of the codex is a representative of the Western text-type
Western text-type
The Western text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts...
in itala recension.
The text was transcribed and published by H. J. White in 1887.
It was named Vindobonensis after Vienna, place of its housing.
See also
- List of New Testament Latin manuscripts
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 1235Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 1235The Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 1235, designated by i or 17 , is a 6th century Latin Gospel Book. The manuscript contains 142 folios . The text, written on purple dyed vellum in silver ink , is a version of the old Latin. The Gospels follow in the Western order.It has numerous lacunae...
Further reading
- H. J. White, Old Latin biblical texts. No. III, Oxford 1888, p. 161-166.