The Codex Washingtonianus, also called the Washington Manuscript of the Gospels, contains the four biblical gospels and was written on vellum and palimpsest in the 4th or 5th Century AD^[1]. The codex was was apparently copied from several different manuscripts and is the work of two scribes. It is located at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., United States of America, and some of it can be viewed on-line. The Gutenberg Bible owned by the United States Library of Congress The Bible (Hebrew: תנ״ך tanakh, Greek: η Βίβλος hē biblos) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Work of God, The Word, The Good Book or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the name used by Jews and Christians for their... For the genre of Christian-themed music, see gospel music. ... Vellum (from the Latin for wool or pelt) is a sort of parchment, a material for the pages of a book or codex, characterized by its thin, smooth, durable properties. ... A palimpsest is a manuscript page, scroll, or book that has been written on, scraped off, and used again. ... first page of the Codex Argenteus A codex (Latin for block of wood, book; plural codices) is a handwritten book, in general one produced from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages. ... Illustration of a 15th century scribe This is about scribe, the profession. ... The entrance to the Freer Gallery. ... Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ...

The codex is a book of 187 leaves of 20.5-21cm by 13-14.5cm with painted wooden covers. There are numerous corrections made by the original scribe and a few corrections dating to the late 5th or 6th Century AD. The codex was purchased by Charles Lang Freer on a trip to Egypt in 1906^[2]. Charles Lang Freer (1854–1919) was an American railroad-car manufacturer from Detroit, Michigan who gave to the United States his art collections and funds for a building to house them. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Scanned Images of the Codex

References

1. ^ Codex Washingtonianus Or Washington Ms. Of The Gospels, at Islamic Awareness
2. ^ Freer + Sackler Galleries]