Codex Amiatinus
Made in Jarrow
Codex Amiatinus
The Codex Amiatinus is one of three bibles created in the twin Benedictine monasteries of Wearmouth-Jarrow in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria and is the oldest surviving copy of the complete Vulgate Latin Bible.
History
A Gift
Likely modelled on the lost Codex Grandior of Cassiodorus, the enormous tome was offered by Abbot Ceolfrith as a gift to Pope Gregory II. The book is the work of several scribes writing in Roman uncial and at least one illuminator.
