1 Leaf Rare 13th Cent. Vellum Latin Vulgate Bible Manuscript, Textual Variant




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Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:1357Binding: Manuscript/Unbound
Topic: Christianity, BiblesSubject: Religion & Spirituality
Printing Year: 1200
Original Description:
First of all,  when someone mentions a textualvariant in the New Testament, the response should not be "I've never heardof that before!" or "That's not in my King James Version of theBible!"  Rather it should be: "What was originally written by John in the Book of Revelation.   The passage atRevelation 22:14 shows a change that may have occurred either accidentally orintentionally.  At Revelation 22:14 thereis an important Beatitude, which appears in two forms....  The earliest form is “Blessed are theythat wash their robes, ” with the Latin wording of “Beati qui lauantstolas suas.”  The washing of clothesbeing a symbol of the cleansing from sin. This concept is also mentioned in Revelation 7:14, where it states thatthey “have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of theLamb.” This reading at Revelation 22:14 is supported by the Greek CodexSinaiticus, the Greek Codex Alexandrinus, a few Greek minuscules, an Old Latinmanuscript, Jerome’s Latin Vulgate (whichalso adds the phrase “in the blood of the Lamb” and which wording is derived fromRevelation 7:14), the Sahidic Coptic, Fulgentius, and ApringiusPacensis.  The later form of this passageis “Blessed are they that do his commandments, ” and this inferior text is found in the King James Version, but it doesnot represent the original text as written by John the Revelator.The auction is for a small leaf from a Latin Vulgate Bible written by amedieval scribe on vellum or animal skin in the 13th century, probably in France.  This is dated 200 to 250 years before Gutenberg's firstBible of 1455.  The ink for the Biblical text is a dark brown, while therubrications for initial letters and chapter numbers alternate between red inkand blue ink.  There are also small red marks to indicate the beginning ofverses.   The colors are strong and fresh-looking, especially on the"hair" side, with the "skin" side being faded alittle.  Size of the sheet is 4 1/4 in. x 6 1/4 in.  Thetext block area is 3 in. x 4 1/4 in.  The writing by the scribe isextremely small and precise, with a full twelve lines per inch!   The textcontains Revelation 22:7-21, as well as a list of Hebrew words translated into Latin.     Notice especially the one (1) large initial capital letter at the beginning of the interpretation of Hebrew names (see the scanned images).  We need to put into context the work of Christian scribes during the last 2, 000years.  During these centuries scribes developed two kinds ofabbreviations in the manuscripts that were copied and re-copied.  Thefirst kind of abbreviation was the shortening or abbreviation of very commonwords, so that it was easier and quicker to write such words.  These donot concern us here.  The second kind of abbreviation was for the wordsheld sacred by Christians.  In the Latin tradition, and especially inJerome's Latin Vulgate text, these were called "Nomina Sacra" meaning"Holy Names."  The common example of Nomina Sacra are Lord, God, Jesus, Christ, Holy Spirit, the Father, and the Son.  This leaf has theNomina Sacra or Holy Name for the word "LORD" and "CHRIST."  There is one (1) instance of the abbreviation for CHRIST and one (1) instance of the abbreviation for LORD (see the 3rd scanned image). 
The winner of the auction willreceive the original handwritten leaf, as well as a photocopy of the Latintext, marked by someone who has a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies (see the lastscanned image). This is an absolutely amazing leaf of the Latin Bible. This is an original 13th century handwrittenmanuscript Bible page, not a reproduction.  Authenticity is 100%guaranteed.Guarantee of Authenticity.  All of the documents (whether handwrittenmanuscripts or printed texts) we sell are ORIGINALS. We guarantee everything wesell to be original and authentic. Due to their age, some imperfections can beexpected, so please read our descriptions and view our scanned imagescarefully. We stand behind our inventory and want to make sure that all of ourclients are completely satisfied with their purchases.


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