The Codex Vindobonensis 795 (

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Codex) is a 9th-century manuscript, most likely compiled in 798 or shortly thereafter (after Arno of Salzburg returned from Rome to become archbishop). It contains letters and treatises by

Alcuin Alcuin of York (; la, Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus; 735 – 19 May 804) – also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin – was a scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student o ...

, including a discussion of the

Gothic alphabet The Gothic alphabet is an alphabet used for writing the Gothic language. Ulfilas (or Wulfila) developed it in the 4th century AD for the purpose of translating the Bible. The alphabet essentially uses uncial forms of the Greek alphabet, wit ...

. It also contains a description of the

Old English runes Anglo-Saxon runes ( ang, rūna ᚱᚢᚾᚪ) are runes used by the early Anglo-Saxons as an alphabet in their writing system. The characters are known collectively as the futhorc (ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ ''fuþorc'') from the Old English sound va ...

. The Codex Vindobonensis 795 is a collection of letters of Alcuin, as compiled by

Arno of Salzburg Arno, Arn or Aquila (c. 750–821) was bishop of Salzburg, and afterwards its first archbishop. He preserved his voluminous correspondence from the scholar Alcuin of York. Early years He entered the church at an early age, and after passing so ...

; it also contains two texts about the topography of Rome, particularly its shrines: the ''Notitia ecclesiarium urbis Romae'' (''Notice of the church of the city of Rome'') and the ''De locks sanctis martyrum quae sunt foris civitatis Romae'' (''The locks of the holy martyrs outside the city of Rome''), neither of which were written by Alcuin. The manuscript seems to be an attempt to imagine the reconstruction of Rome, as it also contains correspondence between Arno and Alcuin about the rebuilding of the monastery of St. Stephen's at St. Paul's as well as commentary on the

Epistle to the Romans The Epistle to the Romans is the sixth book in the New Testament, and the longest of the thirteen Pauline epistles. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by Paul the Apostle to explain that salvation is offered through the gospel of J ...

References

* Ebbinghaus, Ernst A.: The Gotica of Codex Vindobonensis 795 (in: Germanic studies in honor of Otto Springer d.: Stephen J. Kaplowitt Pittsburgh &S Enterprises1978, pp. 93–102). * Ebbinghaus, Ernst A.: Gotica XIX, GL 23:1 (1983) 48-50 p. 48–49 on folium 20 of Codex Vindobonensis * Rotsaert, Marie-Louise: Per una definizione delle fonti gotiche del Codex Vindobonensis 795 - appunti metodologici (in: Patrizia Lendinara & Lucio Melazzo ds. Feor ond neah emorial volume Augusto Scaffidi Abbate Palermo niversità1983 Annali della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Studi e ricerche 3 9th-century manuscripts Runic manuscripts Manuscripts of the Austrian National Library Anglo-Saxon runes {{writingsystem-stub

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