Bibliorum sacrorum Graecorum Codex Vaticanus B.
Publisher: Istituto poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Roma
Language: grc; fre; eng
Number of pages: 1536
Subjects: Uncial Writing; Greek Manuscripts; Facsimiles; Manuscripts, Greek (Medieval and modern); Bible; Biblioteca apostolica vaticana
Other titles: Bibliorvm sacrorvm Graecorvm Codex Vaticanvs B; Codex Vaticanus B.; Bibliothecae apostolicae Vaticanae Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209; Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209; Bible. Greek. Biblioteca apostolica vaticana. Manuscript. Vat. Gr. 1209. 1999.
Work titles: Bible Greek Codex Vaticanus
Notes: "The Codex Vaticanus, (also known as The Vatican, Bibl. Vat., Vat. gr. 1209; no. B or 03 Gregory-Aland, δ 1 von Soden), preserved in the Vatican Library, is one of the oldest finely made manuscripts of the Greek Bible and one of the four best examples of uncial codices. It has been dated to the 4th century, and with its beautifully produced 759 leaves of vellum, it includes both the Old and the New Testament. Written in Greek, this codex takes its name after the Vatican Library where it has been conserved since the 15th century. Both Testaments had or still have missing leaves, in both some were restored by a later hand in the 15th century; and those supplemented in the New Testament (fols. 760-768) were cataloged separately as the minuscule Codex 1957. Originally, the codex was probably composed of 830 leaves divided in 617 sheets of the Old Testament and the New Testament of 142 sheets."--https://www.facsimilefinder.com/facsimiles/codex-vaticanus-b-facsimile (viewed April 9, 2018).

Facsimile reproduction of original Greek manuscript.

Facsimile bound in parchment, sewn on 3 cords. Linen headbands in 2 colors. Title and imprint stamped in gold on cover and spine. Pages cut to replicate the original manuscripts. Facsimile and Prolegomena issued together in a plexiglass case, 32 cm.

Facsimile volume front cover has at head of title: Bibliothecae apostolicae Vaticanae Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209.

Chiefly uncial. Cursive: Genesis I, 1-XLVI, 28; Psalm CV, 27-CXXXVII, 6; Hebrews IX, 14-XIII, 25; Revelation.

"Edizione in facsimile ... realizzata dall' Officina carte valori dell' Istituto poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Roma nell' anno 1999 con tecniche di riproduzione non convenzionali su carta fabbricata dalle cartiere Miliani-Fabriano. L'Istituto ... certifica che il facsimile è stato impresso in quattrocentocinquanta esemplari numerati da 001/450 a 450/450 e in cinquanta esemplari numerati da I/L a L/L offerti al Santo Padre Giovanni Paolo II. Il facsimile è coordinato con il volume Prolegomena"--Facsimile volume colophon.

Accompanied by: Prolegomena, separately bound.

Portrait of Pope John Paul II at the beginning of the Prolegomena.

Limited edition of 450 copies published to commemorate the Jubilee Year 2000.

Cover title.

Accompanying volume includes bibliographical references and index.

Facsimile in ancient Greek; Prolegomena contains commentary in French and English.

Lib. copy no. 304 of 450 copies, signed by Pope John Paul II, December 25, 1999: in Prolegomena volume. Facsimile volume colophon has also copy number.

Lib. has Facsimile volume in plexiglass case, Prolegomena volume not in case but shelved next to facsimile volume.
Table of contents: title: [V. 1] Bibliorum sacrorum Graecorum Codex Vaticanus B [facsimile edition]; title: [v. 2] Prolegomena. Notice paléographique et codicologique / Paul Canart ; Le texte de l'ancien testament / Pierre-Marie Bogaert ; The text of the New Testament / Stephen Pisano ; Contentorum in codice index.