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040-001990809

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CODEX SINAITICUS PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 287).

1. ff. 1-54. Newspaper cuttings relating to the acquisition of the manuscript by the British Museum; 1933-1934, n.d. Partly German and Welsh.

2. ff. 55-217. Papers, including photographs, relating to the first (ff. 55-149) and second (ff. 150-204v) editions of the pamphlet The Mount Sinai Manuscript of the Bible, the leaflet on the Lord's Prayer and postcards; 1934. Partly drafts. Partly printed proofs wtih MS. annotations.

3. ff. 218-267. Correspondence, chiefly with Douglas Cockerell and Lord Crawford, relating to the binding of the Codex; 1934-1936. Includes (f. 263) a photograph of the third trial binding.

4. ff. 268-287. Miscellaneous correspondence and notes; 1935, n.d.

Sir Harold Idris Bell, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Notes and correspondence rel. to publications concerning Codex Sinaiticus, and to its binding: 1934-1935.

Douglas Bennett Cockerell, bookbinder: Correspondence rel. to his binding of Codex Sinaiticus: 1934-1935.

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ff. 1-149 Printed Matter: Newspapers cuttings rel. to acquisition of Codex Sinaiticus and proofs of pamphlet: 1933-1934: Partly Germ. and Welsh.
f. 154 A Asher; bookdealers, The Hague: Letter from H. I. Bell to A. Asher: 1934: Copy.
f. 155 H. G Wallmann; publisher, Leipzig: Letter from H. I. Bell to H. G. Wallmann: 1934: Copy.
f. 157 Walter Meyer von Bremen, grandson of C Tischendorf: George Thomas Longley, Assistant Keeper, département of Manuscripts, British Museum: Letter to Walter Meyer von Bremen from George Thomas Longley: 1934: Copy.
ff. 157, 268-269v Walter Meyer von Bremen, grandson of C Tischendorf: Correspondence with H. I. Bell, etc., from Walter Meyer von Bremen: 1934: Signed.
f. 216 Waterlow and Sons Ltd; printers and stationers, London EC2: Estimate for printing postcards of Codex Sinaiticus: 1934.
f. 220 N. F. Webb, of Old Bleach Linens Ltd., Northern Ireland: Letter to D. Cockerell: 1934: Copy.
ff. 220-267 passim Douglas Bennett Cockerell, bookbinder: Correspondence, etc., rel. to binding of Codex Sinaiticus: 1934-1936.
ff. 227, 243-244, 246-248, 250, 252-254, 256-261, 264 David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford; 10th Earl of Balcarres: Correspondence rel. to binding of Codex Sinaiticus: 1935: Partly signed.
ff. 231-267, passim Eric George Millar, DLitt.; Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Correspondence, etc., rel. to binding of Codex Sinaiticus: 1935-1936.
f. 240 Robin Ernest William Flower, Deputy Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Letter from D. Cockerell to Robin Ernest William Flower: 1935.
ff. 272-273 Adolf Deissmann, Professor of Theology, Berlin University: Theodore Cressy Skeat, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Letters to Theodore Cressy Skeat from Adolf Deissmann: 1934: Signed.
f. 274 George S. Cameron, of Wanganui, NZ: L. Wright, of Wanganui, NZ: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from L. Wright and George S. Cameron: 1934: Signed.

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Western Manuscripts

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040-001990809

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Add MS 68923-68932 : CODEX SINAITICUS PAPERS: letters and papers relating to the acquisition of the Codex Sinaiticus (Add. 43725) by the British…

Add MS 68932 : CODEX SINAITICUS PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 287). 1. ff. 1-54. Newspaper cuttings relating to the acquisition of the manuscript by the…

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032-001990799[0010]/040-001990809

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Languages:

English
German
Welsh

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Latin

Start Date:

1933

End Date:

1936

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1933-1936

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A. Asher & Co., booksellers and publishers, Berlin, The Hague, 1830-
Bell, Harold Idris, papyrologist and scholar of Welsh literature, 1879-1967
Cameron, George S, of Wanganui NZ
Cockerell, Douglas Bennett, bookbinder, 1870-1945
Deissmann, Gustav Adolf, theologian, 1866-1937
Flower, Robin Ernest William, poet and scholar of Irish literature, 1881-1946
H G Wallmann, publisher, of Leipzig
Lindsay, David Alexander Edward, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres, politician; book collector, 1871-1940
Longley, George Thomas, Assistant Keeper Dept of Manuscripts British Museum
Meyer von Bremen, Walter, grandson of C Tischendorf
Millar, Eric George, DLitt, Keeper of Manuscripts British Museum, 1887-1966
Skeat, Theodore Cressy, Keeper of Manuscripts British Museum, 1907-2003,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/22161908
Waterlow and Sons Ltd, printers and stationers, of London EC2
Webb, N F, of Old Bleach Linens Ltd Northern Ireland
Wright, L, of Wanganui NZ