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General Category => Army Research => Topic started by: Ade G on August 17, 2020, 11:02:36 AM

Title: 5th century bibles
Post by: Ade G on August 17, 2020, 11:02:36 AM
Does anyone have knowledge of or a link to the appearance and dimensions of a Roman Bible of the 5th Century?
I want to model one as the standard for Vandals in Spain - it seemed to work for them and i need all the Divine intervention I can get on the wargames table!
Title: Re: 5th century bibles
Post by: Swampster on August 17, 2020, 11:19:08 AM
The Codex Sinaiticus is about 40 x 35cm
Title: Re: 5th century bibles
Post by: Erpingham on August 17, 2020, 11:21:11 AM
    Codex Vaticanus – 27 × 27 cm (10.6 × 10.6 in); c. 325–350
    Codex Sinaiticus – 38.1 × 34.5 cm (15.0 × 13.6 in); written c. 330–360
    Codex Alexandrinus – 32 × 26 cm (12.6 × 10.4 in); c. 400–440
    Codex Ephraemi – 33 × 27 cm (13.0 × 10.6 in); c. 450

From Great Uncial Codices (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_uncial_codices) on wikipedia.
Title: Re: 5th century bibles
Post by: Ade G on August 17, 2020, 01:10:44 PM
Quote from: Swampster on August 17, 2020, 11:19:08 AM
The Codex Sinaiticus is about 40 x 35cm

Brilliant Swampster!
Title: Re: 5th century bibles
Post by: Ade G on August 17, 2020, 01:11:41 PM
Quote from: Erpingham on August 17, 2020, 11:21:11 AM
    Codex Vaticanus – 27 × 27 cm (10.6 × 10.6 in); c. 325–350
    Codex Sinaiticus – 38.1 × 34.5 cm (15.0 × 13.6 in); written c. 330–360
    Codex Alexandrinus – 32 × 26 cm (12.6 × 10.4 in); c. 400–440
    Codex Ephraemi – 33 × 27 cm (13.0 × 10.6 in); c. 450

From Great Uncial Codices (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_uncial_codices) on wikipedia.

Marvellous!
The C Alexandrinus is the period exactly