Ulfilas’ Written Page
The last page of the world-famous Codex Argenteus turned up in 1970 in the Afra chapel of Speyer Cathedral. By 2007, it had found its way into the collection of the Historical Museum of the Palatinate. The page, written with pure silver, is so valuable and so sensitive, that it has to be shielded from daylight. That is why the original is kept in a climatized and light-shielded drawer in a special display case. The one the visitor sees is an elaborate reproduction.
The Codex Argenteus was probably created around 500 AD in Ravenna. During the 4th century, Bishop Ulfilas developed his own Gothic script out of Greek and Roman letters and runes. Using this script, Ulfilas transferred the Bible into the Gothic language. This world-famous, early Middle Ages handwriting is preserved today in Uppsala, Sweden. But over the centuries, 149 pages have been lost. Only one has resurfaced: the one in Speyer.
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