In a Monastery Library: Preserving Codex Sinaiticus and the Greek Written Heritage - Couverture souple

McKendrick, Scot

 
9780712349406: In a Monastery Library: Preserving Codex Sinaiticus and the Greek Written Heritage
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0712349405 ISBN 13 : 9780712349406
Editeur : The British Library Publishing Division, 2006

Synopsis

"In a Monastery Library" tells the compelling true 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. Just as intriguing is the history of how the Codex came to be dispersed throughout the world, with its precious leaves now divided between Egypt, Russia, Austria and England. For example, when in the 1930s it became known in Britain that the Soviets desperately needed to raise foreign capital, the British government purchased 347 leaves from Russia for the princely sum of GBP100,000. When the Codex leaves arrived at the British Museum on 27 December 1933, long queues formed to view the magnificent treasure. Finally, the book tells how all surviving leaves of the Codex will soon be gathered together again and made accessible to a worldwide audience for the first time through digitization.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr Scot McKendrick is Head of Western Manuscripts at the British Library. His previous books include Flemish Illuminated Manuscripts 1400-1500 and (as editor) Bible as Book: Transmissions of the Greek Text (both British Library, 2003).

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Éditeur
The British Library Publishing Division
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0712349405
ISBN 13 
9780712349406
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
48
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Personne responsable
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