Liber Comicus Toletanus Teplensis (also spelled Commicus), designated by t or 56 (in Besaurion system), is the oldest known

lectionary A lectionary ( la, lectionarium) is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christianity, Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or occasion. There are sub-types such as a "gospel lectionary" or evang ...

from the

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,"72 fragments of the Old Latin text are preserved in the Spanish Lectionary or Liber Comicus."
Ann Freeman,
Theodulf of Orleans and the Libri Carolini
, '' Speculum'' 32 (1957): 663–705. dated to somewhere between the 7th and 9th centuries.''

Novum Testamentum Graece (''The New Testament in Greek'') is a critical edition of the New Testament in its original Koine Greek, forming the basis of most modern Bible translations and biblical criticism. It is also known as the Nestle–Aland edition after its mos ...

'' The

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

text of the

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

is not of the

Vulgate The Vulgate (; also called (Bible in common tongue), ) is a late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible. The Vulgate is largely the work of Jerome who, in 382, had been commissioned by Pope Damasus I to revise the Gospels u ...

but of the

Vetus Latina ''Vetus Latina'' ("Old Latin" in Latin), also known as ''Vetus Itala'' ("Old Italian"), ''Itala'' ("Italian") and Old Italic, and denoted by the siglum \mathfrak, is the collective name given to the Latin translations of biblical texts (both ...

. "Taken in its context, ''liber comicus'' could not possibly mean a comic book ... this term is sometimes used to denote a lectionary." It has some affinity with

Codex Boernerianus Codex Boernerianus, designated by G, G or 012 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), α 1028 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a small New Testament codex, measuring 25 x 18 cm, written in ...

.A. H. McNeile, ''An Introduction to the Study of the New Testament'', revised by C. S. C. Williams, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1955, p. 399.

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External links

* Edgecomb, Kevin P
Liber Comicus, the Hispano-Mozarabic Lectionary
* Elliot, JK.
Old Latin Manuscripts in Printed Editions of the Greek New Testament
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Novum Testamentum ''Novum Testamentum'' is an academic journal covering various aspects of the New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical cano ...

'' 26 (1984): 225–248. * Epp, Eldon Jay.
Some Important Textual Studies
. ''

Journal of Biblical Literature The ''Journal of Biblical Literature'' (''JBL'') is one of three academic journals published by the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). First published in 1881, ''JBL'' is the flagship journal of the field. ''JBL'' is published quarterly and inc ...

'' 84 (1965): 172–175.

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* Baldwin, Spurgeon. 'On the meaning of the term "Liber Commicus."' '' Traditio'' 39 (1983): 439–443. * Farr, C. 'Liturgical Influences On The Decoration Of The Book Of Kells'. In Catherine Karkov and Robert T Farrell (eds). ''Studies in Insular Art and Archaeology''.

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: American Early Medieval Studies and the

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School of Fine Arts, 1991. * Morin, Germanus (ed.). ''Anecdota Maredsolana''. Volume 1. Liber Comicus.

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, 1893. {{manuscript-stub Vetus Latina New Testament manuscripts Bibliothèque nationale de France collections

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