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The Codex Argenteus (or "Silver Bible") is a 6th century manuscript, originally containing bishop Ulfilas's 4th century translation of the bible into the Gothic language. Of the original 336 folia, 188 (including the Speyer fragment discovered in 1970) have been preserved, containing the translation of the greater part of the four gospels. A part of it is on permanent display at the Carolina Rediviva library in Uppsala, Sweden. page of the Codex Argenteus. ... page of the Codex Argenteus. ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... Representation of Ulfilas surrounded by the Gothic alphabet Ulfilas or Wulfila (perhaps meaning little wolf) (c. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ... The Bible is the collection of Religious text or books of Judaism and Christianity. ... Gothic is an extinct Germanic language that was spoken by the Goths. ... For other uses, see Gospel (disambiguation). ... Carolina Rediviva is the library of Uppsala University in Sweden. ... Uppsala (older spelling Upsala) is a city in central Sweden, located about 70 km north of Stockholm. ...

History

Origin

The tribes we consider Gothic were nominally Arians during the period of time when Ulfilas translated the Christian bible into Gothic, meaning that they followed the teachings of Arius about the person and nature of Jesus Christ. The "Silver Bible" was probably written for the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great, either at his royal seat in Ravenna, or in the Po valley or at Brescia. It was made as a special and impressive book written with gold and silver ink on high-quality thin vellum stained a regal purple, with an ornate binding. After Theodoric's death in 526 the Silver Bible is not mentioned in inventories or book lists for a thousand years. This article is about theological views like those of Arius. ... Arius (AD/CE 256 - 336, poss. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. ... Theodoric the Great (454 - August 30, 526), known to the Romans as Flavius Theodoricus, was king of the Ostrogoths (488-526), ruler of Italy (493-526), and regent of the Visigoths (511-526). ... Ravenna is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... PO may stand for: Pareto optimality Parole Officer Per os, Latin for by mouth or orally Perfect Orange a third wave ska based in Knoxville, TN from 2002-2005 Petty Officer, a Non-Commissioned Officer Rank in many Navies Pilkington Optronics, now Thales Optronics Pilot Officer, a junior commissioned rank... Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Brescia (BS) Mayor Paolo Corsini (since June 10, 2003) Elevation 150 m Area 90 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 192,165  - Density 2,087/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Bresciani Dialing code 030 Postal code 25100 Frazioni Fornaci, Sant... Events May 20 - Syria and Antioch. ...

Rediscovery

• Parts of the "Codex Argenteus", 187 of the original 336 parchment folia, were preserved at the former Benedictine abbey of Werden, (near Essen, Rhineland) among the richest monasteries of the Holy Roman Empire, whose abbots were imperial princes and had a seat in the imperial diets, where it was rediscovered in the 16th century. The date is unknown but certainly not before 799.
• The book, or the remaining part of it came to rest in the library of Emperor Rudolph II at his imperial seat in Prague.^[1]
• At the end of the Thirty Years' War, in 1648, after the battle of Prague, it was taken as war booty to Stockholm, Sweden, to the library of Queen Christina of Sweden.
• After her conversion to Catholicism and her abdication, the book wound up in the Netherlands in 1654.
• In the 1660s, it was returned to Uppsala University by count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, (who was the lover of Christina and probably got the book from her), who also provided its present lavishly decorated binding.
• The codex remains to this day at the Uppsala University library Carolina Rediviva.

• In March 1995, parts of the Codex that were on public display in Carolina Rediviva were stolen. The stolen parts were recovered one month later, in a storage box at the Stockholm Central Railway Station.

17th century binding (De la Gardie)

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The Speyer fragment

The final leaf of the codex, fol. 336, was discovered in October 1970 in Speyer, Germany 321 km south-east of Werden. It was found at the restoration of the Agsburg's Saint Afra chapel, rolled around a thin wooden staff, contained in a small reliquary^{[citation needed]} originating in Aschaffenburg. The leaf contains the final verses of the Gospel of Mark. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a city in Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx. ... Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. ... Saint Afra (died 304) was a Christian martyr. ... For the band Reliquary, click here. ... Aschaffenburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. ... The Gospel of Mark (anonymous[1] but ascribed to Mark the Evangelist) is a Gospel of the New Testament. ...

Publications

The first publication mentioning the codex appeared in 1569, by Johannes Goropius Becanus of Antwerp^{[citation needed]} . In 1597, Bonaventura Vulcanius, another Dutchman, published the text, the first publication of a Gothic text altogether, calling the manuscript Codex Argenteus for the first time. In 1737, Lars Roberg, a physician of Uppsala, made a woodcut of one page of the manuscript; it was included in Benzelius' edition of 1750, and the woodcut is preserved in the Linköping Diocesan and Regional Library. Another edition of 1854–7 by Anders Uppström contained an artist's rendition of another page. In 1927, a facsimile edition of the Codex was published. Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Johannes Goropius Becanus (1519-1572), Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... Bonaventura Vulcanius of Bruges (1538-1614). ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... Lars Roberg (Stockholm 4 January 1664 – Uppsala 21 May 1742) was a Swedish physician. ... Yuan dynasty woodblock edition of a Chinese play For the use of the technique in art, see Woodcut on the technique, and Old master print for the history in Europe and woodblock printing in Japan Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex... Linköping [ˈlɪnɕøːpɪŋ] is a city in southern Sweden, with a population of 94,298 (SCB 2001). ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Anders Uppström. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ...

• in 1910 Wilhelm Streitberg published "The Gothishe Bible" in Heidelberg.

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Script and decoration

Detail of Codex Argenteus, Mt 5:9 scan of the 1927 facsimile edition. The highlighted section is the Gothic cognate of "God".

The manuscript is written in an uncial script in the Gothic alphabet, reportedly created by Ulfilas. The script is very uniform, so much so that it has been suggested that it was made with stamps. However, two hands have been identified: one hand in the Gospels of Matthew and John and another in the Gospels of Mark and Luke. The decoration is limited to a few large, framed initials and, at the bottom of each page, a silver arcade which encloses the monograms of the four evangelists. detail of Codex Argenteus, Mt 5:9 scan of the 1927 facsimile edition This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... detail of Codex Argenteus, Mt 5:9 scan of the 1927 facsimile edition This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Earliest attestation of the Germanic word in the 6th century Codex Argenteus (Mt 5:9) The word god continues Old English god (guþ, gudis in Gothic, gud in modern Scandinavian, God in Dutch, and Gott in modern German), from Proto-Germanic *. The original meaning and etymology of the Germanic word... The Book of Kells, c. ...   The Gothic alphabet is an alphabetic writing system attributed by Philostorgius to Wulfila, used exclusively for writing the ancient Gothic language. ... Representation of Ulfilas surrounded by the Gothic alphabet Ulfilas or Wulfila (perhaps meaning little wolf) (c. ...

Contents

• Gospel of Matthew: Matthew 5:15-48; 6:1-32; 7:12-29; 8:1-34; 9:1-38; 10:1,23-42; 11:1-25; 26:70-75; 27:1-19,42-66.
• Gospel of John: 5:45-47; 6:1-71; 7:1-53; 8:12-59; 9:1-41; 10:1-42; 11:1-47; 12:1-49; 13:11-38; 14:1-31; 15:1-27; 16:1-33; 27:1-26; 28:1-40; 29:1-13.
• Gospel of Luke 1:1-80; 2:2-52; 3:1-38; 4:1-44; 5:1-39; 6:1-49; 7:1-50; 8:1-56; 9:1-62; 10:1-30; 14:9-35; 15:1-32; 16:1-24; 17:3-37; 18:1-43; 19:1-48; 20:1-47.
• Gospel of Mark: 1:1-45; 2:1-28; 3:1-35; 4:1-41; 5:1-5; 5-43; 6:1-56; 7:1-37; 8:1-38; 9:1-50; 10:1-52; 11:1-33; 12:1-38; 13:16-29; 14:4-72; 15:1-47; 16:1-12 (+ 16:13-20).

The Gospel of Matthew (literally, according to Matthew; Greek, Κατά Μαθθαίον or Κατά Ματθαίον) is one of the four Gospel accounts of the New Testament. ... The Gospel of John is the fourth gospel in the canon of the New Testament, traditionally ascribed to John the Evangelist. ... The Gospel of Luke is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament, which tell the story of Jesus life, death, and resurrection. ... The Gospel of Mark (anonymous[1] but ascribed to Mark the Evangelist) is a Gospel of the New Testament. ...

See also

• Gothic language

Gothic is an extinct Germanic language that was spoken by the Goths. ...

References

1. ^ Uppsala University Library

• Bologna, Giulia, Illuminated Manuscripts: The Book before Gutenberg, New York: Crescent Books, 1995. pg. 50.

External links

• The Codex Argenteus Online
• Wulfila Project digital library dedicated to the study of Gothic
• Homepage of the Codex Argenteus (in Swedish)
• Lars Munkhammar, Uppsala University Library, "Codex Argenteus"
• Codex Argenteus Bibliography
• The Gothic Bible on Wikisource, Streitberg's edition
• the Gothic New Testament on wikisource, Patrologia Latina edition