Memory of the World; 2012 - unesdoc - Unesco

� An example of a Codex Purpureus from the Museo Diocesano
di Rossano, Calabria, Italy.
this manuscript has been and remains the subject of much
debate. It includes all four Gospels. The letters are all gold
and the manuscript is on parchment. The text is from the
standard text period and includes some semiuncial letters.
This manuscript is an essential landmark in evangelical
literature and Christian culture in general. It is a unique
record of the development of the world’s ancient
evangelical and liturgical literature and a model of
evangelical writings in minuscules.
Codex Purpureus Beratinus �
In 1967, after a long period during which they were
thought to have been lost, the two Beratinus Codices
were found and were handed over to the National Archives
in 1971. They are of universal importance as examples
of the spiritual heritage of nations and as treasures
of the global heritage.
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