The Codex Sangermanensis II, designated by g² or 29 (in Beuron system), is a 10th century Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

 manuscript of the New Testament

New Testament

The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....

. The text, written on vellum

Vellum

Vellum is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on, to produce single pages, scrolls, codices or books. It is generally smooth and durable, although there are great variations depending on preparation, the quality of the skin and the type of animal used...

, is a version of the Latin.

Description

The manuscript contains text of the four Gospel

Gospel

A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...

s on 166 parchment leaves (21.5 x 14 cm).

The Latin text of the Gospels is a mixed of Old Latin and Vulgate

Vulgate

The Vulgate is a late 4th-century Latin translation of the Bible. It was largely the work of St. Jerome, who was commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 to make a revision of the old Latin translations...

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History

It was examined by Samuel Berger, Paul Sabatier

Paul Sabatier

Paul Sabatier , was a French clergyman and historian who produced the first modern biography of St. Francis of Assisi. He is the brother of Auguste Sabatier....

, and John Wordsworth

John Wordsworth

The Right Reverend John Wordsworth was an English prelate. He was born at Harrow on the Hill, to the Reverend Christopher Wordsworth, nephew of the poet William Wordsworth...

. Sabatier published its text.
Currently it is housed at the National Library of France (fond lat. 13169) in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

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See also

• List of New Testament Latin manuscripts
• Codex Sangermanensis I
  Codex Sangermanensis I
  The Codex Sangermanensis I, designated by g1 or 7 , is a 7th or 8th century Latin manuscript of the New Testament. The text, written on vellum, is a version of the Latin. The manuscript contains the Vulgate Bible, on 191 leaves of which, in the New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew contain Old...
  
  
• Codex Gatianum
  Codex Gatianum
  The Codex Gatianum, designated by gat or 30 , is an 8th-century Latin manuscript of the New Testament. The text, written on vellum, is a version of the Old Latin.- Description :...
  
  

Further reading

• Samuel Berger: Histoire de la Vulgate pendant les premiers siècles du Moyen Age. Paris: 1893, p. 48.