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Manuscript · Ea/08 · c. AD 550-600

Codex Laudianus (Laudian Acts)

One of the most important witnesses to the text of Acts. Believed to have been used by the Venerable Bede for his commentary on Acts. A bilingual manuscript with Greek and Latin in parallel columns on the same page, with Latin in the left-hand column. Donated to the Bodleian by Archbishop William Laud in 1636.

Date
c. AD 550-600
Language
Greek and Latin (bilingual)
Material
Parchment
Script
Uncial
Contents
Acts of the Apostles (bilingual Greek-Latin on facing columns)
Location
Bodleian Library, Oxford (MS. Laud Gr. 35)