Category: Codex Purpureus

The Codex in Pisa
15 September 2018   |    Codex Purpureus

As you could see over the course of the last few days, Folia Magazine has decided to dedicate a series of brief analysis to the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis on the occasion of the presentation of its facsimile…

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Come forth!
14 September 2018   |    Codex Purpureus

Here we are with another marvelous illumination from the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis: Lazarus' resurrection. The illuminated folio was sadly deeply damaged by both the passing of time and the early XX-century restoration, which mostly affected the peculiar…

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Codex Purpureus Rossanensis: birth of a facsimile
13 September 2018   |    Bibliophile's corner

A year-long new challenge for Franco Cosimo Panini Editore, that of creating the facsimile version of the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis. The facsimile has been an unprecedented project for the publishing house, starting from the choice of…

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SAINT MARK AND SOPHIA
12 September 2018   |    Codex Purpureus

Starting today, Folia Magazine will be taking you on a journey of discovery through the pages of the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis, shown here for the first time in high definition. The Codex includes 13 illuminations regarding…

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Codex Purpureus Rossanensis: the presentation
11 September 2018   |    Codex Purpureus

Successful presentation of the new facsimile edition of the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis in the presence of the Archbishop, the publisher and the director of the Museo Diocesano e del Codex. The promotion of the Codex has been…

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Codex Purpureus Rossanensis: the facsimile
10 September 2018   |    Bibliophile's corner

The facsimile edition of the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis will be presented tomorrow, Sept. 11th. This edition was commissioned to Franco Cosimo Panini Editore by the Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati. A unique occasion to discover the Codex…

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