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CODEX ALEXANDRINUS: One of the Jewels of the British Library

CODEX ALEXANDRINUS: One of the Jewels of the British Library

Folio 41v from the Codex Alexandrinus contains the end of the Gospel of Luke with the decorative tailpiece found at the end of each book.

Name Alexandrinus Sign A Text Greek Old Testament and Greek New Testament† Date 400-440 Script Greek Now at British Library Size 32 × 26 cm (12.6 × 10.4 in) Type Byzantine text-type in Gospels, Alexandrian in rest of NT Category III (in Gospels), I…

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The British Library: The Conservation of Codex Alexandrinus

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The Conservation of Codex Alexandrinus

The British Library is committed to making available online as many of its medieval manuscripts as possible. But to do so requires considerable work behind the scenes, not least on the part of our dedicated team of conservators. We recently published to our Digitised Manuscripts site images of the whole of the New Testament portion of Codex Alexandrinus, the oldest complete Bible; and here is described the background to that achievement.