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Codex Vaticanus B Greek Old
& New
Testaments
Magnificent Color Facsimile
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Linguist's Software has been approved to
sell the magnificent Bibliorum Sacrorum Graecorum Codex
Vaticanus B color facsimile. This is the first time
that the entire LXX and NT has been printed in color. The price
at the latest exchange rate is USD
$7560 (includes express shipping
and insurance).
Following is the publication data and a
first-hand description from a purchaser:
Title: Bibliorum Sacrorum Graecorum Codex Vaticanus B.
Place and Publisher: Roma: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca
dello Stato
Year of Publication: 1999
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| Format: One 30 cm tall volume parchment-bound facsimile
with gold impressions on cover and spine, 1536 pages. One parchment- and leather-bound Prolegomena volume with gold and
silver impressions, 74 pages. General Notes: At head of title: *Bibliothecae
*apostolicae *Vaticanae Codex Vaticanus *Graecus *1209. Very fine
facsimile reproduction of the original Greek manuscript. Bound in
parchment with gold impressions on cover and spine, issued in a
Plexiglas case. Prolegomena volume of commentary essays in English
or French. Includes bibliographical references and notes. 450
numbered copies printed.
Dewey D.C.: 220
LC Classification: BS
Price: 9500000 ITL |
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| Historical Significance: The Codex Vaticanus B (Vat.
Gr. 1209, written in the fourth century) is considered to be the
oldest extant copy of the Bible, and is, along with the Codex
Sinaiticus, one of the two main witnesses supporting modern
Greek texts and English translations. It contains in Greek most
of the Old Testament with the Apocrypha (excluding 1 and 2
Maccabees and the Prayer of Manasses) and most of the New
Testament. Codex B is believed to have reached the West in 1483,
during the Council of Florence, as a gift from the Byzantine Emperor
Giovanni VIII to Pope Eugenio IV. |
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| This beautifully executed facsimile faithfully reproduces the
1560 pages of the original manuscript conserved at the Biblioteca
Apostolica Vaticana and is enriched by a further volume of
Prolegomena essays by Paul Canart (in French), Pierre-Maurice
Bogaert (in French) and Stephen Pisano (in English). |
| A purchaser described to us the magnificent Codex Vaticanus
facsimile as follows: "Italian craftsmanship is alive and well. Everything about
this instant rare work spells deluxe.
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| It came in a wooden crate weighing 16 kilograms.
The two volumes and thick clear-plastic case alone are quite
heavy. The thick full-color individual paper pages of the codex
are shaped like the original with rough edges and no blank
margins. Even blank pages, cut-off leaves and holes in the
parchment are mimicked in this edition. The entire codex is
reproduced in one beautifully-bound volume, including the Old
and New Testaments. The only modern addition to the codex volume
is a two-page authenticity certificate with the serial number in
the form: 021/450. The book works very well mechanically: there is no need to fight
to hold the pages open to read any text. The resolution of the
facsimile under a magnifying glass appears to be excellent.
The Prolegomena volume includes the imprimatur by Joannes Paulus
II, a subtle watermark portrait of the Holy Father, three essays, a
column-by-column index of the codex by verse numbers, and a
certification page with serial number. The index is very helpful,
because the pages of the codex volume are not adorned with any
modern notation.
The untranslated essays in the Prolegomena volume are: NOTICE
PALEOGRAPHIQUE ET CODICOLOGIQUE by Paul Canart, LE TEXT DE L'ANCIEN
TESTAMENT by Pierre-Maurice Bogaert, O.S.B., and THE TEXT OF THE NEW
TESTAMENT by Stephen Pisano SJ ."
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| The graphic below shows a portion from Galatians 1 (page
1488B). It
demonstrates the fidelity of the color and the sharpness of the
image so you can clearly distinguish between the apricot-colored
ink of the original hand and the chocolate-colored reinforced
text. |
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| This magnificent facsimile of Codex Vaticanus is available
only until the portion of this limited edition that is open to the
public is sold out. For information please email . The price at the latest exchange rate is USD
$7560 (includes express shipping
and insurance). |
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