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The Manichaean codices of Medinet Madi

Robinson, James M. (James McConkey), 1924-

Overview

\"The seven Manichaean papyrus codices of the fourth or fifth century were discovered in illicit excavation in 1929 in the Egyptian desert. They were acquired in about equal halves by A. Chester Beatty for his library and by Carl Schmidt for the papyrus collection of the Staatliche Museen of Berlin. Having had access to the inventories, correspondence, and files in Berlin, Robinson provides translations of the German and French documents to increase access to information previously unavailable to the scholarly community. He narrates the slow and problem-ridden path of the acquisition, conservation, and editing of these important works, including their movements between dealers, collectors, scholars, and the military in Egypt, London, Dublin, Berlin, Schondorf, Gèottingen, Warsaw, Leningrad, Los Angeles, Claremont, and Copenhagen\"--Publishers website.

• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Subject: Chester Beatty Library. / èAgyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (Berlin, Germany) / Coptic manuscripts (Papyri) / Manuscripts, Manichaean. / Manuscripts Collection and preservation. / Excavations (Archaeology) Egypt Narmouthis (Extinct city) / Excavations (Archaeology) / Egypt Narmouthis (Extinct city)
• ISBN: 1597528803, 9781597528801

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PJ2196.C44 R63 2013	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE