The Vetus Latina, denoted by the siglum L, are the Latin translations of biblical texts that preceded the Vulgate.
Verses from the Vetus Latina Gospel of John (16:23–30) as they appear on a page of the Codex Vercellensis
Vetus Latina manuscripts are handwritten copies of the earliest Latin translations of the Bible, known as the "Vetus Latina" or "Old Latin". They originated prior to Jerome from multiple translators,
Part of the 5th-century Quedlinburg Itala fragment, the oldest surviving Old Testament Vetus Latina manuscript