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.
All labels observed (2)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Codex Argenteus (Uppsala MS)