Self-Portrait of a Bible: The Ezra Image of Codex Amiatinus
Dating from the early 8th century and created in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria, Codex Amiatinus is the oldest intact single-volume Bible in any language. Within its extensive prefatory material is an image of Ezra, the scribe who according to legend rewrote the whole of the Old Testament, while behind him...
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/6/530 |