Codex Argenteus

E200388

Codex Argenteus is a 6th-century illuminated manuscript containing a major portion of the Gothic translation of the Bible, renowned for its silver and gold ink on purple parchment.

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Label Occurrences
Codex Argenteus canonical 3
Codex Argenteus (Uppsala MS) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic manuscript
biblical manuscript
illuminated manuscript
late antique manuscript
alternativeName Silver Bible
approximateDate c. 520
associatedWith Ostrogothic Kingdom
Theoderic the Great
Ulfilas
contains Gothic translation of the Bible
Gothic translation of the Gospel of John
Gothic translation of the Gospel of Luke
Gothic translation of the Gospel of Mark
Gothic translation of the Gospel of Matthew
Gothic translation of the New Testament
Gothic translation of the four Gospels
contentType Gospel book
New Testament text
culturalContext Gothic Christian culture
currentCity Uppsala
currentCountry Sweden
currentLocation Uppsala University Library
date 6th century
decoration illuminated initials
discoveredIn 16th century
genre liturgical text
religious manuscript
inkColor gold
silver
language Gothic
material vellum
notableFor being the most famous manuscript in the Gothic language
preserving large portions of Ulfilas’s Gothic Bible translation
use of silver and gold ink on purple-dyed parchment
numberOfLeaves about 187 extant
about 188 originally
placeOfOrigin Ravenna
previousLocation Prague
Stockholm
Würzburg
religiousTradition Christianity
script Gothic alphabet
scriptoriumContext Ostrogothic Kingdom
surface form: Ostrogothic royal court
shelfmark Uppsala University Library, shelfmark DG 1
textType biblical text
writingDirection left-to-right
writingMaterial purple parchment
writingSystem uncial script
writingTechnique text written in silver and gold ink

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Gothic language primaryText Codex Argenteus
Gothic Bible survivesIn Codex Argenteus
Gothic Bible cataloguedAs Codex Argenteus
this entity surface form: Codex Argenteus (Uppsala MS)
Gothic alphabet usedInManuscript Codex Argenteus