Vienna Genesis

The Vienna Genesis is an illuminated manuscript created at some point probably from AD 500-520. Written in sliver uncial (script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes), it is the oldest well-preserved text which includes biblical scenes. The scene to the top left is Jacob and the Angel, and to the bottom left is Rebecca at the Well. Originally, there were 96 folios (pages) in the codex (book), however only 24 have survived. The calfskin parchment, also called vellum, is dyed purple representing the imperial colors.