CODEX WASHINGTONIANUS 4TH CENTURY AD, Facsimile

Description

Author:
Two Scribes
Language:
Greek
Pages
: 378
Date:
4th or 5th century
History:
"Codex Washingtonianus", also known as "the Freer Gospels," contains the four biblical gospels in the western order: Mathew, John, Luke, Mark. It's written in Greek on vellum and is a
lacunose
, meaning it suffers from gaps in the content, often caused by weathering, decay, and other damaging forces. The codex was seemingly copied from several different manuscripts, and is the work of two scribes. The codex is cited, in the critical apparatus of the Novem Testamentum Graece, as being a "consistently cited witness of the first order." The manuscript is dated 4th, or 5th AD century by the INTF (Institute for New Testament Research).
Description:
The Codex Washingtonianus is a book of 187 leaves of 20.5-21 cm
by
13-14.5 cm, and has painted wood covers consisting of 26 quires. The text is written in one column per page, 30 lines per page.
Reproduction Details:
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