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Codex Petropolitanus (other)
Codex Petropolitanus is the Latin for Saint Petersburg Codex and may refer to one of the following manuscripts preserved in the Russian National Library, St. Petersburg: * Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus N (022), New Testament manuscript from the 6th century, written in uncial (majuscule) script with silver ink on purple parchment. Other leaves are held by the British Library in London, the Byzantine museum in Thessaloniki, the Vatican City, Vatican, Lerma, Piedmont, Lerma/Alessandria in Italy, Patmos, and the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City. * Codex Petropolitanus (New Testament) Π (041), New Testament manuscript from the 9th century, written in uncial (majuscule) script on parchment. * Leningrad Codex, Codex Leningradensis (Leningrad Codex), the oldest extant complete Tanakh (Old Testament) manuscript; registered as Hebrew manuscript Abraham Firkovich, Firkovich B19A. * A manuscript of Tertullian, ''Apologeticus'' from the 8th–9th century is sometimes referred to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian National Library
The National Library of Russia (NLR, , ''РНБ''), located in Saint Petersburg, is the first, and one of three national public libraries in Russia. The NLR is currently ranked among the world's major libraries. It has the second biggest library collection in the Russian Federation, a treasury of national heritage, and is the All-Russian Information, Research and Cultural Center. Over the course of its history, the library has aimed for comprehensive acquisition of the national printed output and has provided free access to its collections. It was known as the ''Imperial Public Library'' from 1795 to 1917; ''Russian Public Library'' from 1917 to 1925; ''State Public Library'' from 1925 to 1992 (since 1932 named after M.Y. Saltykov-Shchedrin); and since 1992 as the National Library of Russia (NLR). History Establishment The Imperial Public Library was established in 1795 by Catherine the Great. It was based on the Załuski Library, the famous Polish national library built by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
