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In a monastery library : preserving Codex Sinaiticus and the Greek written heritage / Scot McKendrick.

Title
In a monastery library : preserving Codex Sinaiticus and the Greek written heritage / Scot McKendrick.
Author
McKendrick, Scot
Publication
London : British Library, 2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Pickwoad, Nicholas
  • British Library
Description
48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims.; 24 cm.
Summary
Codex Sinaiticus is a bound book created 1600 years ago to the highest standard of production and containing the earliest copy of the New Testament. This volume tells the story of how the Codex was discovered at the monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai in Egypt, and explores the complexity, time and cost of its ambitious production.
Alternative Title
Preserving Codex Sinaiticus and the Greek written heritage
Subject
  • Saint Catherine (Monastery : Mount Sinai). Library
  • Bible. > Versions
  • Codex Sinaiticus (Biblical manuscript)
  • Bible > Manuscripts, Greek
  • Manuscripts > Conservation and restoration
Note
  • Includes "Preserving the Greek written heritage at the Monastery of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai" / Nicholas Pickwoad.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 48).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Preserving the Greek written heritage at the Monastery of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai / Nicholas Pickwoad (p. 45-47).
ISBN
0712349405
OCLC
  • 70694656
  • SCSB-11991905
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library