An edition of In a Monastery Library (2007)
In a Monastery Library
Preserving Codex Sinaiticus and the Greek Written Heritage
By Scot McKendrick
Publish Date
January 31, 2007
Publisher
British Library
Language
eng
Pages
48
Description:
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.
subjects: Bible, Conservation and restoration, Saint Catherine (Monastery : Mount Sinai), Saint Catherine (Monastery : Mount Sinai). Library, Greek Manuscripts, Codex Sinaiticus (Biblical manuscript), Manuscritos griegos, Preservatie, Versions, Sinaikloster Bibliothek, Griekse handschriften, Codex Sinaïticus, Conservation et restauration, 06.15 individual manuscripts, facsimiles, 11.32 history of text and translation of the Bible, Codex Sinaiticus, Sinaikloster, Manuscrits, Bible, manuscripts, Manuscripts