Mark 16:0
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Codex
Rossano Gospels
1 of 2042
Earliest Date~AD 500 (6th Century)
Current LocationRossano Cathedral, Calabria, Italy
Found LocationRossano Cathedral, Calabria, Italy
Scribal Context & Details
It is one of the oldest surviving illuminated manuscripts of the New Testament, famous for its prefatory cycle of miniatures of subjects from the Life of Christ. It is penned in silver ink on parchment which has been dyed reddish-purple.
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Codex
Codex Basilensis
2 of 207
Earliest Date~AD 700 (8th Century)
Current LocationBasel University Library, Basel, Switzerland
Found LocationConstantinople (possibly)
Scribal Context & Details
Codex Basilensis is probably the oldest manuscript containing an almost complete text of the Gospels. Three of its leaves are palimpsests that were overwritten by a later hand, and it features early systems of dividing the gospels into referential sections.