Latin Gospel Manuscripts

 
 This page complements the sister table on this website of Manuscripts of the Old Latin Bible.

The most complete study to date on Latin Gospel Manuscripts has been the collation of over 460 manuscripts in four test-passages in each Gospel by Bonifatius Fischer. These have been published as:

    Bonifatius Fischer, Die lateinischen Evangelien bis zum 10. Jahrhundert
      I. Varianten zu Matthäus (Aus der Geschichte der lateinischen Bibel 13). Freiburg; Herder 1988
      II. Varianten zu Markus (Aus der Geschichte der lateinischen Bibel 15). Freiburg; Herder 1989
      III. Varianten zu Lukas (Aus der Geschichte der lateinischen Bibel 17). Freiburg; Herder 1990
      IV. Varianten zu Johannes (Aus der Geschichte der lateinischen Bibel 18). Freiburg; Herder 1991

Fischer gives each manuscript a two-letter siglum. In most cases, these are based on the type of script used in the manuscript and not the text-type of its contents.
At some point, I hope to add a list of the 26 groups to which the initial capital letter refers. For the time being, information about individual manuscripts is presented in the table below in alphabetical order.

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Latin Gospel Manuscripts

Ah Harley Golden Gospels
London, British Library, MS Harley 2788
 Selected pages online: click on picture and scroll to bottom of catalogue entry.
Four Gospels; Germany, c.800.
Be London, British Library, MS Egerton 609
 Selected pages online (decorated initials): click on picture and scroll to bottom of catalogue entry.
Ninth-tenth century manuscript of all four gospels from a Breton scriptorium.
Bh London, British Library, MS Harley 2823
 One image online: click on picture and scroll to bottom of catalogue entry.
Bl Landevennec Gospels
New York Public Library 115
 Click on logo for selected images from the Digital Scriptorium site.
Ninth-tenth century manuscript of all four gospels from a Breton scriptorium.
Catalogue details here.
Bm Landevennec Gospels
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Auct. D.2.16
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Ninth-tenth century manuscript of all four gospels from a Breton scriptorium.
Bn Landevennec Gospels
Troyes, Bibl. Municipale 960
 Gospels, 9th century. Images of initials only.
Dl London, British Library, MS Egerton 768
 Selected pages online (decorated initials): click on picture and scroll to bottom of catalogue entry.
Gospels of Luke and John; last quarter of 9th century.
Ea Codex Aureus Holmiensis
 Fine manuscript with interleaved purple and white parchment, written in gold. Contains all four Gospels. Often classed as Old Latin.
Image of first page of Mark
Eh London, British Library, MS Sloane 1044, fol. 2
 Fragment of John 21 from an 8th century gospel book.
Fb Berlin, Stiftung Preuss. Kulturbesitz Staatsbibliothek. theol.lat.fol.283
 Four Gospels.
From Mainz, around 820-830
Full digitization online.
Hs Sankt Gallen Stiftsbibliothek 51
 Four Gospels: Old Latin in Matthew.
Written in an Irish Scriptorium end of the eighth century.
Full digitization online.
Hu Sankt Gallen Stiftsbibliothek 60
 A Vulgate/Old Latin mixed text of the Gospel of John.
Written in an Irish Scriptorium around 800.
Full digitization online.
Hz Gospels of Maelbrigte
London, British Library, MS Harley 1802
 Selected pages online: click on picture and scroll to bottom of catalogue entry.
Four Gospels; Armagh (Ireland), 1138.
Jb Beneventan Gospels
London, British Library, MS Add. 5463
 A few pictures available on British Library Images online
Jg Codex Brixianus
 Contains all four Gospels. Often classed as Old Latin.
Jz Codex Harleianus
London, British Library, MS Harley 1775
 Selected pages online (decorated initials): click on picture and scroll to bottom of catalogue entry.
Four Gospels; North Italy; Last quarter of 6th century.
Kl Schuttern Gospels
London, British Library, MS Add. 47673
 Three pictures available on British Library Images online
Ku Sankt Gallen Stiftsbibliothek 50
 Four Gospels with canon tables, glosses and commentary. Earliest extant Gospel Book from the St Gallen scriptorium.
Written around 875-900.
Full digitization online.
Na Codex Amiatinus
 Codex Amiatinus Website
Ny Lindisfarne Gospels
London, British Library, MS Cotton Nero D.IV
Forty pages available in "Turning the Pages" software.
Click here for "Turning the Pages"
Ok Hiltfred-Evangeliar
Köln, Dombibliothek 13
 Gospels, first quarter of ninth century.
Long catalogue entry.
Full digitization online.
Os Troyes, Bibl. Municipale 138
 Gospels, 9th century. Images of initials only.
Ph London, British Library, MS Harley 2795
Click here. Selected pages online: click on picture and scroll to bottom of catalogue entry.
Pv Valenciennes, Bibl. Municipale 69 (62)
 Gospels, 9th century. Scanned Microfilm.
Catalogue entry.
Full digitization online.
Qk Köln, Dombibliothek 14
 Gospels, 860-870.
Long catalogue entry.
Full digitization online.
Rg London, British Library, MS Harley 2797
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Rc London, British Library, MS Harley 2826
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Rj München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 5250
 Four Gospels.
9-10th century
Digitised microfilm of whole manuscript online.
Th London, British Library, MS Harley 2790
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Tt Sankt Gallen Stiftsbibliothek 75
 Complete Bible. The earliest complete extant pandect of Alcuin from the Abbey of St Martin at Tours.
Written around 800. CLA 904.
Full digitization online.
Uk Köln, Dombibliothek 1
 Complete Bible. Ninth century.
Long catalogue entry.
Ve London, British Library, MS Egerton 873
 Selected pages online (decorated initials): click on picture and scroll to bottom of catalogue entry.
Four Gospels; 9th century.
Xa Codex Vercellensis
 Old Latin Codex Vercellensis. Contains all four Gospels.
End of fourth century.
Xb Codex Veronensis
 Old Latin Codex Veronensis. Contains all four Gospels.
End of fifth century.
Other scanned images: folio 99v, folio 380v
Xd Codex Bezae
 Bilingual Greek-Latin Uncial containing all four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles and 3 John. Written around 400 in Beirut. Greek is on the verso and Latin on the recto.
Website for the Greek side.
Xe Codex Palatinus
 Old Latin manuscript of all four Gospels of African/Italian origin.
Xf Codex Corbeiensis
 Old Latin manuscript of all four Gospels.
Xk Codex Bobiensis
 Old Latin Codex Bobiensis. Contains parts of Matthew and Mark
African Uncial. Fourth century.
Xl Codex Rehdigeranus
 Old Latin Codex Rehdigeranus. Contains all four Gospels.
Xr Codex Usserianus primus
 Old Latin Codex Usserianus. Contains all four Gospels.
Xq "Codex Monacensis", München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Clm 6224
 Uncial, 6th-7th century. Contains all four Gospels in an Old Latin version.
Online catalogue entry.

Digitised microfilm of whole manuscript available online.
Yf München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Clm 22021
"Evangeliar aus Wessobrun"		 Four Gospels. Benediktbeuern, 820-840.


Digitised microfilm of whole manuscript available online.
Ys Köln, Dombibliothek 56
 Gospels, Third quarter of ninth century.
Long catalogue entry.
Full digitization online.
Manuscripts copied after the tenth century (in alphabetical order of city/library)
-- Berlin, Stiftung Preuss. Kulturbesitz Staatsbibliothek. theol.lat.fol.357
 Gospel lectionary.

Full digitization online.
-- Darmstadt Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, HS. 1948, "Gero Codex"
 Lavishly decorated Gospel lectionary.

Full digitization online.
-- Köln, Dombibliothek 2
 Bible, second half of thirteenth century.
Long catalogue entry.
Full digitization online.
-- Hillinus Codex
Köln, Dombibliothek 12
 Gospels, 1010-1020.
Long catalogue entry.
Full digitization online.
-- Köln, Dombibliothek 1001a
 Gospels, 1030.
Long catalogue entry.
Full digitization online.
-- München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Clm 18736
 Four Gospels and Pauline epistles. 15th Century


Digitised microfilm of whole manuscript available online.
-- Codex Gigas
Stockholm, Kungl. bibliothek 		Contains Old Testament, New Testament, Josephus, Isidore and several other texts.
Full digitization online.

Images of St Gallen manuscripts provided courtesy of Stiftsbibliothek St Gallen, Codices Electronici Sangallenses.
Other images are believed to be out of copyright, or are provided by a direct link to the host server (hence some may not appear if the address has changed).

 

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