The
Purple Uncials or the
Purple Codices is a well-known group of these manuscripts, all 6th-century New Testament Greek manuscripts: •
Codex Purpureus Petropolitanus N (022) •
Sinope Gospels O (023) (illuminated) •
Rossano Gospels Σ (042) (illuminated) •
Codex Beratinus Φ (043) (illuminated) •
Uncial 080 Two other purple New Testament Greek manuscripts are
minuscules: •
Minuscule 565 known as the ''Empress Theodora's Codex'' •
Minuscule 1143 known as
Beratinus 2 There is a 9th-century
lectionary: •
Codex Neapolitanus, former
Codex Vindobonensis 2 Another six New Testament purple manuscripts are in Latin (with corresponding
sigla a,
b,
e,
f,
i,
j). Besides some scattered fragments, they are held mainly in:
Brescia,
Naples,
Sarezzano,
Trent and
Vienna. Three of these use
Vetus Latina texts: •
Codex Vercellensis •
Codex Veronensis •
Codex Palatinus •
Codex Brixianus •
Codex Purpureus Sarzanensis •
Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 1235 There is also one Gothic purple codex – the
Codex Argenteus (illuminated). There is a purple manuscript of part of the
Septuagint: •
Vienna Genesis (illuminated) Other illuminated manuscripts include the
Godescalc Evangelistary of 781–3, the
Vienna Coronation Gospels (early 9th century) and a few pages of the 9th-century
La Cava Bible from the
Kingdom of Asturias. Anglo-Saxon examples include a lost 7th-century
Gospels commissioned by
Saint Wilfrid. == See also ==