Codex Vercellensis

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Codex Vercellensis is an early medieval manuscript best known for preserving a collection of Old English religious poetry, including "The Dream of the Rood," within the Vercelli Book.

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Label Occurrences
Codex Vercellensis canonical 1

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gospel book
Latin manuscript
Vetus Latina manuscript
biblical manuscript
alsoKnownAs Codex Vercellensis Evangeliorum NERFINISHED
Codex a NERFINISHED
associatedWith Old Latin text of the Gospels
catalogCode a in the list of Old Latin manuscripts
contains canonically four Gospels in Latin
containsText Gospel of John NERFINISHED
Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED
Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED
Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED
contentGenre biblical text
currentCity Vercelli NERFINISHED
currentCountry Italy NERFINISHED
currentLocation Vercelli Cathedral NERFINISHED
dateApproximate 4th century
late 4th century
distinguishedFrom Old English Vercelli Book containing The Dream of the Rood NERFINISHED
Vercelli Book NERFINISHED
material vellum
namedAfter city of Vercelli
originalUse liturgical reading
private devotion
physicalForm codex
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousTradition Christianity
scriptoriumLocationHypothesis Italy NERFINISHED
scriptType uncial script
significance one of the oldest surviving Latin Gospel manuscripts
textType Western text-type
textualFamily Old Latin Gospels NERFINISHED
writingSystem Latin alphabet
writtenInLanguage Latin

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Subject: Codex Vercellensis
Description of subject: Codex Vercellensis is an early medieval manuscript best known for preserving a collection of Old English religious poetry, including "The Dream of the Rood," within the Vercelli Book.

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Vercelli Book alsoKnownAs Codex Vercellensis