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Add MS 68923-68932

Record Id:

032-001990799

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032-001990799

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Add MS 68923-68932

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CODEX SINAITICUS PAPERS: letters and papers relating to the acquisition of the Codex Sinaiticus (Add. 43725) by the British Museum in 1933, and to the raising in 1934-1937 by public subscription of over half the purchase price, together with a volume of newspaper cuttings, papers relating to the binding by Douglas Cockerell, the publication of leaflets, etc.; 1933-1937, n.d. Partly copies. Partly French, German, Italian and Welsh. See also Add. 63650, f. 6. For further materials relating mainly to the binding, see Add. 43725*. Incorporated from Departmental records, 19 Jan. 1989.

Paper. Ten volumes. All except Add. 68932 in contemporary British Museum bindings, with the letters arranged chronologically by date of receipt.

Scope & Content:

Sir George Francis Hill, KCB; Director, British Museum: Correspondence rel. to acquisition of Codex Sinaiticus: 1933-1935.

British Museum: Papers rel. to acquisition, etc., of Codex Sinaiticus: 1933-1937, n.d.

Sir Frederic George Kenyon, GBE; Director, British Museum: Correspondence rel. to acquisition, etc., of Codex Sinaiticus: 1933-1934: Partly copies.

Arundell James Kennedy Esdaile, Secretary, British Museum: Correspondence rel. to acquisition of Codex Sinaiticus: 1934-1936: Partly copies.

Manuscripts GREEK. Codex Sinaiticus: Letters, etc., rel. to its acquisition and binding: 1933-1937, n.d.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

10 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French
German
Italian
Welsh

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1933

End Date:

1937

Date Range:

1933-1937

Era:

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Material Type:

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Legal Status:

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Names:

British Museum, 1753-
Esdaile, Arundell James Kennedy, librarian and Secretary of the British Museum, 1880-1956
Hill, George Francis, KCB, Director British Museum
Kenyon, Frederic George, Knight, museum director, 1863-1952,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/27137807