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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Online Manuscripts at the Morgan Library
I mentioned in an earlier post that I would be in New York for a symposium on early codices. Well, that took place on Friday, and it was fantastic. My head is still spinning from all that I learned, and … Continue reading
Posted in Codices, Hamuli Codices, Morgan Iliad, Morgan Library
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P.Ryl. 1.1: A Datable Papyrus Codex of Deuteronomy in Greek
In a previous post, I discussed the phenomenon of papyrus codices made from reused documents. Among this group is a very interesting item in the John Rylands Library at the University of Manchester. In fact, it was the first piece … Continue reading
Posted in Chester Beatty Papyri, Codices, Palaeography, Rylands Papyri
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Codices Made from Reused Documents
Typically, ancient papyrus codices were made by cutting off sheets from a long roll of blank papyrus, stacking the sheets, and folding them into quires. There is, however, a small group of somewhat odd papyrus codices that were made in … Continue reading
Posted in Chester Beatty Papyri, Codices
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The Yale Genesis
Among the ancient Greek manuscripts in the Beinecke Library at Yale University is a fragment of a leaf of a papyrus codex containing the book of Genesis. It constitutes another interesting case of palaeographic analysis, both for the variety of … Continue reading
Posted in Antiquities Market, Codices, Maurice Nahman, Palaeography, Yale Papyri
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