Re:Europe’s Oldest Intact Book Was Preserved and Found in th...
by acheron on Saturday September 29, 2018 @11:51PM
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If this is something that interests you, the recent book Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts is very good. This book is not covered, but the Codex Amiatinus also mentioned in the article is.
Personally, I'd call what came out of the Nag Hammadi remarkable. Another edge case that I'm reading is The Kolbrin (it's authenticity is in question, but it's words are very inspiring) [0]
And of course, the Pistis Sophia, whose opening line is:
"IT came to pass, when Jesus had risen from the dead, that he passed eleven years discoursing with his disciples, and instructing them..." [1] [2]
The first few chapters are full of hard to read symbolism, but there's a lot to absorb in there.
Re:Europe’s Oldest Intact Book Was Preserved and Found in th...
by carapace on Sunday September 30, 2018 @12:37AM
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In case it's not obvious, the book in the photo at the top of the article is NOT the St. Cuthbert Gospel. (You don't hold a thousand-year-old book in your bare hand.)
Re:Europe’s Oldest Intact Book Was Preserved and Found in th...
by xeeeeeeeeeeenu on Sunday September 30, 2018 @01:12AM
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>In case it's not obvious, the book in the photo at the top of the article is NOT the St. Cuthbert Gospel. (You don't hold a thousand-year-old book in your bare hand.)
Re:Europe’s Oldest Intact Book Was Preserved and Found in th...
by aibara on Saturday September 29, 2018 @11:38PM
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The book in the article is approximately 70 to 100 years older than the Book of Kells. There are many books that are even older. What makes this one special is that it has not been rebound, as the Book of Kells and most medieval codices have been.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316549/meetings-wit...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079542/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Personally, I'd call what came out of the Nag Hammadi remarkable. Another edge case that I'm reading is The Kolbrin (it's authenticity is in question, but it's words are very inspiring) [0]
And of course, the Pistis Sophia, whose opening line is:
"IT came to pass, when Jesus had risen from the dead, that he passed eleven years discoursing with his disciples, and instructing them..." [1] [2]
The first few chapters are full of hard to read symbolism, but there's a lot to absorb in there.
[0] https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/hercolobus/kolbrin_00.htm
[1] http://gnosis.org/library/pistis-sophia/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistis_Sophia
The actual book (scans) can be seen through the link at the bottom, of the article: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_890...
The calligraphy is really beautiful.
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Edit: Well, shut my mouth. I guess I was wrong.
But the calligraphy really is beautiful. And that cover is insanely well-preserved.
Sorry for the noise.
I don't think it's true. It looks identical: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?order=b&ref=add_ms_...