Early Manuscripts of the Latin Bible
David Ganz
Abstract Abstract: This chapter surveys the surviving manuscripts of Latin Bible copied before 800 CE, along with evidence for their production, correction, and use. Information is taken from ancient writings, scribal colophons, other notes in manuscripts. Additional paratextual material discussed, such as prefaces, canon tables, lists. The topics include size format books, including luxury copies on purple parchment, scripts used to copy them, liturgical annotations showing when particular passages were read, presence glosses biblical text. Insular Gospel Books, early pandects Carolingian are treated separate sections. An account also given earliest illustrations Bibles.
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