List of New Testament Latin manuscripts


Latin manuscripts of the New Testament are handwritten copies of translations from the Greek originals. Translations of the New Testament are called versions. They are important in textual criticism, because sometimes versions provide evidence to an earlier reading of the Greek, i.e. to the text that may have been lost in the subsequent Greek tradition. It is also hypothesised that, in some cases, for example, in the case of the Codex Bezae, early Latin manuscripts may have influenced some early Greek manuscripts. Thus, accidentally or deliberately, some Latin readings may have "crossed back over" into the Greek. One possible example of this is the well known Comma Johanneum.
Latin manuscripts are divided into "Old Latin" and Vulgate. Old Latin manuscripts, also called Vetus Latina or Itala, are so called not because they are written in Old Latin, but because they are the oldest versions of the New Testament in Latin. From the linguistic point of view, Old Latin New Testament manuscripts may at times use non-standard grammar and vocabulary.
Unlike the Vulgate, the Vetus Latina tradition reflects numerous distinct, similar, and not entirely independent translations of various New Testament texts, extending back to the time of the original Greek autographs.
In 382 AD Jerome began a revision of the existing Vetus Latina into contemporary Latin, corrected against manuscripts in the original Greek and Hebrew. Jerome's version is known as the Vulgate.

Clarification

Identification

The list of Old Latin manuscripts below is based on citations in Novum Testamentum Graece and The Greek New Testament. Each manuscript is identified first by its siglum, as given by the critical apparatus of the editions mentioned. These sigla are related to content, so are not unique. For example, the letter t refers to Codex Bernensis in the gospels, but Liber Comicus elsewhere. So sigla need disambiguation. In the table below, this is done by providing a full name. Additionally, the standard unique serial number for each manuscript is provided. Taken together sigla, name and number provide unambiguous identification, and some further information regarding the content, history and relationship of manuscripts.
Sigla, names and numbers exist to serve different scholastic purposes. Sigla, in the context of reference to an original document, provide unique and concise identification of witnesses to the text of that original, suited to minimizing the space taken by citation in a critical apparatus. Names, on the other hand, normally refer to specific handwritten volumes, either as originally bound or in their current form. Names are typically Latin, and can refer to the place of composition or rediscovery, the current location, a famous owner, a volume's function, or can even refer to physical characteristics of a volume. The Book of Mulling is also known as Liber Moliensis after the name of the scribe, as tradition has it.

Beuron numbers

The Beuron Ancient Latin Institute has introduced a new numerical system for Old Latin manuscripts, of which there are about 90 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.
Beuron Institute allocated numbers up to 100 to all existing Old Latin manuscripts, 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 Bezae is a witness for the Gospels, the Book of Acts and the General epistles, and is allocated number 5.
NA27 and UBS4 interact with the Vulgate witness only at the level of critical editions, not at the level of manuscripts themselves. The manuscripts that provide evidence of Jerome's version are identified in the apparatus of Biblia Sacra Vulgata.
In practice, citation of manuscript evidence implies any of several methodologies. The ideal, but most costly, method is physical inspection of the manuscript itself; alternatively, published photographs or facsimile editions may be inspected. This method involves paleographical analysis—interpretation of handwriting, incomplete letters and even reconstruction of lacunae. More typically, editions of manuscripts are consulted, which have done this paleographical work already. The lists below note the names of the editors of standard editions of the manuscripts listed. As a last resort, sometimes a critical edition of NT, that cites readings of a manuscript in its apparatus, may be offered as authority for the text of the manuscript at these points.
It must also be observed that certain Latin NT manuscripts may present a mixture of Vulgate and Old Latin texts. For example, Codex Sangermanensis is Old Latin in Matthew, but Vulgate in the rest of the Gospels. Also, the text of John in Codex Veronensis is believed to be part Old Latin and part Vulgate. Hence, some codices are cited as manuscript witnesses both to the Vetus Latina and to the Vulgate.

''Vetus Latina''

The table below employs the following conventions.
s.Name#ADContentEditorCustodianCity, StateCountry
aCodex Vercellensis3350GospelsJülicherVercelli City LibraryVercelliItaly
a2Codex Curiensis16450Luke 11; 13JülicherBishop of Chur's ArchiveChurSwitzerland
arCodex Ardmachanus61850New TestamentGwynnTrinity College, DublinDublinIreland
aurCodex Aureus15750GospelsJülicherNational Library of SwedenStockholmSweden
bCodex Veronensis4450GospelsJülicherVerona City LibraryVeronaItaly
bCodex Budapestiensis89800Paul—Széchényi National LibraryBudapestHungary
βCodex Carinthianus26650Luke 1–2JülicherSt. Paul's Abbey in the LavanttalSaint Paul,
Carinthia		Austria
cCodex Colbertinus61200GospelsJülicherNational Library of FranceParisFrance
dCodex Bezae5400Gosp; Acts; 3JJülicherCambridge University LibraryCambridgeUnited Kingdom
dCodex Claromontanus75500PaulTischendorfNational Library of FranceParisFrance
demCodex Demidovianus591250Acts; Paul; Gen; RevMatthaeilost, last seen inMoscowRussia
divCodex Divionensis—1250Paul; Gen; RevWordsworthlost, last seen inDijonFrance
eCodex Palatinus2450GospelsJülicherBritish LibraryLondonUnited Kingdom
eCodex Laudianus50550ActsTischendorfBodleian LibraryOxfordUnited Kingdom
eCodex Sangermanensis76850PaulTischendorfRussian National LibrarySaint PetersburgRussia
fCodex Brixianus10550GospelsJülicherQuirini Public LibraryBresciaItaly
fCodex Augiensis78850PaulScrivenerTrinity College, CambridgeCambridgeUnited Kingdom
ffCodex Corbiensis66850JamesWordsworthRussian National LibrarySaint PetersburgRussia
ff1Codex Corbeiensis I9750MatthewJülicherRussian National LibrarySaint PetersburgRussia
ff2Codex Corbeiensis II8450GospelsJülicherNational Library of FranceParisFrance
gCodex Boernerianus77850PaulMatthaeiSaxon State LibraryDresdenGermany
g1Codex Sangermanensis I7800MatthewSabatierNational Library of FranceParisFrance
g2Codex Sangermanensis II29950GalatiansSabatierNational Library of FranceParisFrance
gatCodex Gatianum30750Acts 6-8MilanItaly
gigCodex Gigas511250Acts; RevWordsworthNational Library of SwedenStockholmSweden
g2Codex Mediolanensis521000Acts 6-8MilanItaly
gueCodex Guelferbytanus79550Romans†TischendorfDuke Augustus LibraryWolfenbüttelGermany
hCodex Claromontanus V12450Matthew; RevJülicherVatican LibraryVatican CityVatican City
hCodex Floriacensis554501Pet; 2Pet; 1JnBuchananNational Library of FranceParisFrance
hafCodex Hafnianus—550RevelationWordsworth
iVindobonensis Lat. 123517550Mark; Luke 10ffJülicherNational Library of NaplesNaplesItaly
jCodex Sarzanensis22550JohnJülicherChurch of Saints Ruffino & VenanzioSarezzanoItaly
kCodex Bobiensis1400Matthew; MarkJülicherTurin National University LibraryTurinItaly
lCodex Rehdigeranus11750GospelsJülicherBerlin State LibraryBerlinGermany
lLeón palimpsest67650Js; 1Pet; 1Jn; 2Jn; 3JnFischerLeón Cathedral ArchiveLeónSpain
λFragmentum Rosenthal44800Luke 16–17—Houghton Library,
Harvard University		Cambridge,
Massachusetts		United States
μFragmentum Monacense34450Matthew 9–10—Bavarian State LibraryMunichGermany
μBook of Mulling35750Gospels—Trinity College, DublinDublinIreland
μ—82850Hebrews—Bavarian State LibraryMunichGermany
mCodex Speculum——New TestamentJülicher;
Wordsworth
monCodex Monza86950PaulFredeMonza Cathedral LibraryMonzaItaly
δCodex Sangallensis 4827850four GospelsJülicherAbbey of St. GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
nCodex Sangallensis 139416450Matthew; MarkJülicherAbbey of St. GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
oCodex Sangallensis 139416650Mark 16JülicherAbbey of St. GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
pCodex Sangallensis 139520450John 11JülicherAbbey of St. GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
Codex Sangallensis 6047ca. 800John 1:29-3:26JülicherAbbey of St. GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
Codex Sangallensis 5148750JohnJülicherAbbey of St. GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
pCodex Perpinianensis541150New TestamentWordsworthNational Library of FranceParisFrance
p—80650Paul—University Library HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
phCodex Philadelphiensis631150ActsSandersPhiladelphiaUnited States
πFragmenta Stuttgartensia18650Mt 13; Lk 14;
Jn 3;6;7;9;11;20		JülicherState Library of Württemberg
:de:Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt|de:Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek
:de:Hofbibliothek Donaueschingen		Stuttgart
Darmstadt
Donaueschingen		Germany
qCodex Monacensis13600GospelsJülicherBavarian State LibraryMunichGermany
qCodex Monacensis64650GenBruyneMunichGermany
rCodex Schlettstadtensis57700ActsMorinHumanist Library of SélestatSélestatFrance
rFrisingensia Fragmenta64600Gen—Bavarian State LibraryMunichGermany
r1Codex Usserianus Primus14600GospelsJülicherTrinity College, DublinDublinIreland
r2Codex Usserianus II28800GospelsJülicherDublinIreland
r3Codex Monacensis64650PaulBruyneMunichGermany
ρCodex Ambrosianus24700John 13JülicherAmbrose LibraryMilanItaly
ρ—88950Paul—Basel University LibraryBaselSwitzerland
sCodex Ambrosianus21600Luke; GenJülicherAmbrose LibraryMilanItaly
sCodex Bobiensis53550Acts; GenWhiteNational Library of NaplesNaplesItaly
sinFragmentum Sinaiticum74950Rev 20–21—Saint Catherine's MonasterySinaiEgypt
tCodex Bernensis19500Mark 1–3JülicherBern University LibraryBernSwitzerland
tLiber Comicus56850Acts; Gen; RevMorinNational Library of FranceParisFrance
vVindobonensis Lat. 50225650GospelsJülicherViennaAustria
vCodex Parisiensis81800PaulSouterNational Library of FranceParisFrance
w—32550Gen—Duke Augustus LibraryWolfenbüttelGermany
w—581400Acts—ClementinumPragueCzech Republic
wCodex Waldeccensis83850PaulSchultze
xCodex Bodleianus—850PaulWordsworthBodleian LibraryOxfordUnited Kingdom
zCodex Harleianus65750GenBuchananBritish LibraryLondonUnited Kingdom

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.
s.NameADContentCustodianCity, StateCountry
ACodex Amiatinus716NTLaurentian LibraryFlorenceItaly
CCodex Cavensis850Gosp–Paul; RevArchivio della Badia della Santissima TrinitàCava de' TirreniItaly
DCodex Durmachensis650GospelsTrinity College, DublinDublinIreland
FCodex Fuldensis541—46NTFuldaGermany
GCodex Sangermanensis850NTBnFParisFrance
I—800 RomeItaly
K—850PaulBaden State LibraryKarlsruheGermany
LLectionarium Luxoviense700General
MCodex Mediolanensis550Gospels
N—450GospelsBibliothèque Municipale
National Library of France		Autun
Paris		France
P—600Gospels
RCodex Reginensis750PaulVatican LibraryVatican CityVatican City
R—600GeneralBiblioteca CapitolareVeronaItaly
SCodex Sangallensis 1395450GospelsAbbey of St. GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
SCodex Sangallensis 2750Acts; RevAbbey of St. GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
SCodex Sangallensis 70750PaulAbbey of St. GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
SCodex Sangallensis 907750GeneralAbbey of St. GallSt. GallenSwitzerland
TCodex Toletanus950Old Testament–NTNational Library of SpainMadridSpain
ZCodex Harleianus550GospelsBritish MuseumLondonUnited Kingdom
ΘCodex Theodulphianus950Old Testament–NTBibliothèque nationale de FranceParisFrance
ΛCodex Legionensis—Acts–RevBasilica of San IsidoroLeónSpain
Codex Complutensis I927Old Testament–NTBibl. Univ. Centr. 31MadridSpain-
11ACod. M. p. th. f. 67GospelsUniversity of WürzburgWürzburgGermany