Mark 4

Mark 4:0

Manuscripts (2)
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Rossano Gospels showing Mark 4:0 from 6th Century found in Rossano Cathedral, Calabria, Italy, currently housed at Rossano Cathedral, Calabria, Italy
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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 Cyprius showing Mark 4:0 from 9th Century found in Cyprus, currently housed at Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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Codex Cyprius

2 of 2017
Earliest Date~AD 800 (9th Century)
Current LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Found LocationCyprus
Scribal Context & Details

It is one of the few uncial manuscripts with the complete text of the four Gospels. The manuscript features frequent insertion of an interpunction mark, suggesting it may have been copied from an ancient stichometrical style of writing.

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