8vo. 160 pp., 1 map, colour plates, cloth in d/w, indices, copy in mint condition, The British Library, London, first edition, 2007.

Synopsis

The British Library’s collection of Bible manuscripts preserves landmark editions from the second century up to modern times. ‘Bible Manuscripts’ outlines how the Bible was preserved and passed down over the past two millennia and how it developed prior to the development of machine printing.
This volume is a treasure trove of medieval manuscript illumination from the British Library. The text is fairly basic doing little more than introducing the 142 spectacular photographs of the manuscripts which include examples from across Christendom and dating from 3rd century fragments to Renaissance masterpieces.