Codex Sarzanensis:

The Latin Codex Sarzanensis, or Codex Saretianus, designated by j or 22 (in the Beuron system), is a 5th or 6th century Latin Gospel Book. The text, written on purple dyed vellum in silver ink (as are codices a b e f i), is a version of the old Latin.

It contains Luke 24 and 292 verses of John (1:38-3:23; 3:33-5:20; 6:29-49.49-67; 6:68-7:32; 8:6-9:21), written two columns on a page, in round letters.[1]

[The portion known as Codex z] containing John 18:36-20:14 was written by another hand.It has numerous lacunae.[1]

The manuscript was discovered in 1872 in the Church of Sarezzano near Tortona.[1] It was edited by librarian of the Ambrosian Library in 1872 at Milan (2nd edition, 1885). It was edited by Jülicher.[2]

Currently it is housed at the Church of Saints Ruffino & Venanzio at Sarezzano.

Codex Sarzanensis, j, z

Sarrezano bei Tortona, Chiesa s.n.. Copied at beginning of sixth century in North Italy. The first section contains [John]1:8-4:29, 5:3-20, 5:29-7:45, 8:6-11:1, 11:12-34. The second contains parts of John 18:36-19:17 and 19:31-20:14.

This witness consists of two sections, probably from two different manuscripts, but bound together in antiquity. Its very poor quality of preservation has made it impossible for us to improve on the existing editions. Our transcription is based on G. Godu, Codex Sarzanensis. Fragments d'ancienne version latine du quatrième Evangile (Spicilegium Casinense 2), Monte Cassino, 1936.

For the first section, we have also used N. Ghiglione, L'evangeliario purpureo di Sarezzano (sec. V/VI) (Fontes Ambrosiani 75), Vicenza, 1984. This volume contains transcriptions of certain pages, and we have consulted it in the following places: F 15v; F 17v; F 18r; F 18v; F 19r; F 19v; F 28r; F 29r; F 30r; F 30v; F 32r; F 33v; F 35v; F 41v; F 42v; F 43v.

Generally the difference is that Ghiglione could only read as dubious letters which were clear to Godu, and we have not recorded these places. At F30v, Col.2, l. 1, Ghiglione tentatively reads the i in quia. We have recorded this as dubious.

The edition of G. Amelli, Un antichissimo codice biblico latino purpureo conservato nella chiesa di Sarezzano presso Tortona. Dissertazione critico-storica con note illustrative, Milan, 1872 records text not visible to Godu, who printed it in italics. It is indicated here by the use of light blue text in italics.

Godu reconstructed absent text by using H.J. Vogels, with adjustments where available space required something different. We have generally followed this, except that