Codex Vaticanus Recreation. A page from the Codex Vaticanus recreated on vellum paper (not animal skin) mounted in a 11 by 14 inch frame. A magnificent display piece. About 11 inches by 11 inches in size. Most current scholarship considers the Codex Vaticanus to be one of the best and oldest Greek texts of the New Testament. It dates to the 4th century AD. It is written on 759 leaves of vellum in uncial letters.