Codex Alexandrinus

Greek manuscript of the Old Testament, most of the New Testament, and the two so-called Epistles of Clement. Its probable date is about 450 and is part of the British Museum's manuscripts collection.

In 1627 it was sent by Cyril Lucar, patriarch of Constantinople, to Charles I of England, and placed in the Royal Library. In 1757 it was transferred with this library to the British Museum.

The manuscript is in four volumes, large quarto, the New Testament being the last volume. It is written on vellum, in double columns, in uncial (capital) letters, without spaces between the words, accents, or marks of aspiration. The letters are round and well formed, a few words are abbreviated, and the manuscript is in fairly good condition. A photographic reproduction of the whole codex was published by the British Museum 1879–83.