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The Oldest Book in Private Hands: The ‘Crosby-Schøyen Codex’ - Christie's
"Join Dr. Eugenio Donadoni, Senior Specialist in Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, and author and broadcaster Professor Bettany Hughes as they present the ‘Crosby-Schøyen Codex’, one of the oldest books in existence.
Dating from the middle of the 3rd century to the beginning of the 4th century, the book is written in Coptic on papyrus and contains the earliest complete texts of two books of the Bible. It is a fundamental witness to a development in the history of the book that would not be rivaled in significance until Gutenberg’s printing press and the 20th-century revolution in electronic publishing and communication.
This manuscript, alongside other pieces from the Schøyen Collection, is being offered at Christie’s London as part of a sale spanning 1,300 years of cultural history." from the video introduction
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