Vetus Latina manuscripts


Vetus Latina manuscripts are handwritten copies of the earliest Latin translations of the Bible, known as the "Vetus Latina" or "Old Latin". They originated prior to Jerome from multiple translators, and differ from Vulgate manuscripts which follow the late-4th-century Latin translation mainly done by Jerome.
Vetus Latina and Vulgate manuscripts continued to be copied alongside each other until the Late Middle Ages; many copies of the Bible or parts of it have been found using a mixture of Vetus Latina and Vulgate readings.

Studies

Textual critics such as the Cambridge scholars Alan Brooke, Norman McLean and [Henry St. Gospel of John|John Thackeray|Henry S. J. Thackeray] have used the blackletter as a sign for categorising Vetus Latina manuscripts. David L. Everson used "" as siglum instead.
In 1949, the Vetus-Latina-Institut of Beuron Archabbey introduced a new numerical system for Vetus Latina manuscripts, of which there are several hundreds altogether. These Beuron numbers are designed to provide unambiguous identification of witnesses in academic usage, yet they are not used very widely in general literature, as they may cause confusion with the Greek minuscule manuscripts.
The Vetus-Latina-Institut allocated numbers up to 99 to all existing Vetus Latina manuscripts of the New Testament, depending on what parts of NT they include, and how old their text is. The lowest numbers are allocated to the gospels, and to the most complete manuscripts. For example, Codex Sangermanensis is a witness for the Gospel of Matthew and sparingly in the remaining gospels, and four Old Testament Books, and as it is a full manuscript of the Bible is allocated number 7.
From Beuron no. #100 onwards, most Vetus Latina manuscripts are of the Old Testament, the Psalter, and the Apocrypha. There is occasional overlap between them, for example Old Testament glosses found in Spanish Bibles, or when a manuscript contains both Old and New Testament texts.

Old Testament

  • Dates are estimated to the nearest 50 year increment.Beu indicates the number of the manuscript according to the Beuron system of the Vetus-Latina-Institut.
Unless specified otherwise, details in the below taken from Fitzmyer, Tobit.
Beus.NameDateContentsEditorCustodianLocation
7GCodex Sangermanensis 4
fonds lat. 11553		825Tobit 1:1–13:2
Brooke et al.		Bibliothèque nationale
de France		Paris, France
91
133		LCodex Gothicus
Legionensis glosses		960Genesis
Tobit
Judith		Sancho
Alban Dold &
J. Schildenberger		Basilica of
San Isidoro		León, Spain
94Valvanera Polyglot Bible
glosses copy		772
1561		Heptateuch Rg Par Jb Prv Ecl Sap
Is Mcc Cath Apc
Dold & Schildenberger		Incunable Escorial
54.V.35		Madrid, Spain
95Madrid glosses1150Genesis Real Academia de
la Historia 2–3		Madrid, Spain
96Calahorra Codex 2 glosses1183Exodus–Chron., Job –Calahorra CathedralCalahorra, Spain
100
?		Codex Lugdunensis
Lyons Octateuch		650Gen–Lev; Deut–Judges
Exodus 		Ulysse RobertBibliothèque
municipale de Lyon		Lyon, France
101
115
?		Vienna Palimpsest
Palimpsestus Vindobonensis		450Gen–Lev
1 Samuel 1–14
2 Samuel 4–18 		Johannes Belsheim
Bonifatius Fischer		Biblioteca NazionaleNaples, Italy
102Codex Ottobonianus lat. 66700Gen–Judges Vg/OL mixtureCarlo VercelloneVatican LibraryVatican City
103
?		Würzburg Palimpsest
Palimpsestus Wirceburgensis		450Exodus Ernst RankeUniversitätsbibliothek
Würzburg		Würzburg, Germany
104
?		Munich Palimpsest
Monacensis Clm 6225		550Exodus–Deuteronomy
Leo ZieglerBavarian State LibraryMunich, Germany
105? Oxy.
1073		Oxyrhynchus Papyrus
VIII 1073		450Genesis 5:4–13, 5:29–6:2British Museum;
Inv. 2052		London, UK
109XCodex Complutensis I850TobitF. VattioniComplutense University
Biblioteca Centr. 31		Madrid, Spain
111Oxford pericopes825Gen, Exo, Deut, Songs,
Psalm 41, Is, Minor Prophets		Bodleian Library;
Auct. F.4.32		Oxford, UK
116?Magdeburg fragment2 Samuel 2:29–3:5
116?Quedlinburg Itala fragment4501 Samuel 5:9–6:12
1 Samuel 9:1–8, 10:10–18		Adalbert Düning
Berlin State Library
Quedlinburg Abbey		Berlin, Germany
Quedlinburg, Germany
130MCodex Monacensis
Clm 6239		800Tobit, Judith, EstherJohannes BelsheimBavarian State LibraryMunich, Germany
135JCodex Bobbiensis E.26875Tobit, Esther 1–2, 2 Macc.Antonio Maria CerianiBiblioteca AmbrosianaMilan, Italy
145CCodex Reginensis
lat. 7		850Tobit 1:1–6:12
Brooke et al.		Vatican LibraryVatican City
148QCodex Regius fonds lat. 93
or Regius 3564		850Tobit
Brooke et al.		Bibliothèque nationale
de France		Paris, France
150PCodex Corbeiensis fonds
lat. 11505		822Tobit
Brooke et al.		Bibliothèque nationale
de France		Paris, France
253?Einsiedeln fragment14201 Samuel 2:3–10S. Berger Einsiedeln AbbeyEinsiedeln, Switzerland
?Haupt fragments2 Samuel 10:18–11:17, 14:17–30Joseph Haupt
?Julius Toletanus fragment2 Samuel 24:11–16Carlo Vercellone

New Testament

The table below employs the following conventions.
  • Dates are estimated to the nearest 50-year increment.
  • Content is given to the nearest book ; verses and lacunae are not listed.
  • Editions are those consulted by UBS4; in many cases, better editions are also available.
  • Locations are given in anglicised form, unless linked to sources in other languages.
  • Manuscripts will sometimes be referred to as "it" followed by the siglum.Beu indicates the number of the manuscript according to the Beuron system of the Vetus-Latina-Institut.
Unless specified otherwise, details taken from Piggin, The Original Beuron Numbers of 1949.
Beus.NameDateContentsEditorCustodianCity, StateCountry
1kCodex Bobiensis350Matthew; MarkJülicherTurin National University LibraryTurinItaly
2eCodex Palatinus350GospelsJülicherBuonconsiglio Castle
Trinity College Dublin
British Library 		Trento
Dublin
London		Italy
Ireland
United Kingdom
3aCodex Vercellensis375GospelsJülicherVercelli Cathedral LibraryVercelliItaly
4bCodex Veronensis500GospelsJülicherVerona Cathedral LibraryVeronaItaly
5dCodex Bezae400Gosp; Acts; 3JJülicherCambridge University LibraryCambridgeUnited Kingdom
6cCodex Colbertinus1200Gosp; Acts; 3JJülicherNational Library of France ParisFrance
7gCodex Sangermanensis I800Matthew, OT partsSabatierNational Library of France ParisFrance
8ffCodex Corbeiensis II450GospelsJülicherNational Library of France ParisFrance
9ffCodex Corbeiensis I950MatthewJülicherRussian National LibrarySaint PetersburgRussia
10fCodex Brixianus525GospelsJülicherBiblioteca QuerinianaBresciaItaly
11lCodex Rehdigeranus700GospelsJülicherBerlin State Library BerlinGermany
12hCodex Claromontanus V500Matthew; RevJülicherVatican LibraryVatican CityVatican City
13qFrisingensia Fragmenta 24
Frisingensis/Monacensis		650GospelsJülicherBavarian State Library
Frising. 24		MunichGermany
14rCodex Usserianus Primus600GospelsJülicherTrinity College DublinDublinIreland
15aurStockholm Codex Aureus
Aureus Holmiensis		650GospelsJülicherNational Library of SwedenStockholmSweden
16nCodex Curiensis
Fragmenta Curiensa a		450Luke 11; 13JülicherRätisches MuseumChurSwitzerland
16nCodex Sangallensis 1394 II450GospelsJülicherAbbey library of Saint Gall
Cod. Sang. 1394 II p. 50–89		St. GallenSwitzerland
16nCodex Sangallensis 1394 III
Fragmentum Sangallense		450Mark 16:14–20JülicherAbbey library of Saint Gall
Cod. Sang. 1394 III p. 91–92		St. GallenSwitzerland
17iVindobonensis Lat. 1235600Mark; LukeJülicherNational Library of NaplesNaplesItaly
18w
π		Fragmenta Stuttgartensia
Fragmenta Weingartensia
Fragmenta Constantiensia		650Gospel
pericope
fragments		JülicherStuttgart
Darmstadt
Donaueschingen		Germany
19tFragmenta Bernensia550Mark 1–3JülicherBern University LibraryBernSwitzerland
20pCodex Sangallensis 1395 VII750John 11JülicherAbbey library of Saint GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
21sCodex Ambrosianus
O. 210 sup.		600Luke 17–21JülicherAmbrose LibraryMilanItaly
22j
z		Codex Sarzanensis500Luke 24, JohnJülicherSarezzanoItaly
23Papyrus 2aE.450John 7Aberdeen University LibraryAberdeenUnited Kingdom
24ρCodex Ambrosianus
M. 12 sup., Palimpsest		700John 13JülicherAmbrose LibraryMilanItaly
25vVindobonensis Lat. 502650John 19–20JülicherAustrian National LibraryViennaAustria
26Codex Carinthianus650Luke 1–2JülicherSaint Paul's Abbey, Lavanttal[Sankt Pauline epistles|Paul im Lavanttal|Sankt Paul]Austria
27δCodex Sangallensis 48850Four GospelsJülicherAbbey library of Saint GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
28rCodex Usserianus II800GospelsJülicherTrinity College DublinDublinIreland
29gCodex Sangermanensis II
fond lat. 13169		950GospelsSabatierNational Library of FranceParisFrance
30gatCodex Gatianum750GospelsNational Library of FranceParisFrance
32Lectionary500OT/NT Vg/VL mix—Duke Augustus LibraryWolfenbüttelGermany
34PericopeJohn 1—Grottaferrata AbbeyGrottaferrataGermany
35μBook of Mulling800Gospels—Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
47HuCodex Sangallensis 60800JohnJülicherAbbey library of Saint GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
48HsCodex Sangallensis 51800MatthewJülicherAbbey library of Saint GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
50eCodex Laudianus550ActsTischendorfBodleian LibraryOxfordUnited Kingdom
51gigCodex Gigas1250Acts; RevWordsworthNational Library of SwedenStockholmSweden
52gCodex Mediolanensis775Acts 6-7Biblioteca AmbrosianaMilanItaly
53sCodex Bobiensis550Acts; CathWhiteNational Library of NaplesNaplesItaly
54p1250Acts; CathWordsworthNational Library of FranceParisFrance
55hCodex Floriacensis
Palimpsestus Floriacensis		450Acts; Cath; RevBuchananNational Library of FranceParisFrance
56tLiber Comicus1050Acts; Paul; Cath; RevMorinNational Library of FranceParisFrance
57rCodex Schlettstadtensis700ActsMorinHumanist Library of SélestatSélestatFrance
58w—1450Acts—Bibliothek StolbergWernigerodeGermany
59demCodex Demidovianus1250Acts; Paul; CathMatthaeilostRussia
61DBook of Armagh800ActsGwynnTrinity College DublinDublinIreland
62rBiblia de Rosas
latin 6, 1–4		950Acts-National Library of FranceParisFrance
63Ms. 1461150ActsSandersUniversity of Michigan LibraryAnn Arbor, MichiganUnited States
64qCodex Monacensis700CathBruyneBavarian State Library
clm 6220, 6230,6277,6317,28135		MunichGermany
64rFrisingensia Fragmenta
236		700Cath—Bavarian State Library
clm 6436 		MunichGermany
64rCodex Monacensis700PaulBruyneBavarian State Library
clm 6220, 6230,6277,6317,28135		MunichGermany
65zHarley 1772750Cath, Paul, RevBuchananBritish LibraryLondonUnited Kingdom
66ffCodex Corbiensis1000JamesWordsworthRussian National LibrarySaint PetersburgRussia
67León palimpsest650Cath, 1–

Editions

;by editor
For precision, publication data is given in the language of the title page of the edition. To make this information comprehensible to the English language reader, links are provided to English language article titles, where necessary and possible.
When a single editor is responsible for more than one edition, these are listed in alphabetical order of the sigla of the relevant manuscripts. In such cases, if the manuscript is not readily identifiable from the title, its name are appended after the citation.