Seventh-century manuscript is witness to development of the New Testament
The Codex Zacynthius
A seventh-century manuscript will remain in Cambridge thanks to a gift from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF).
Published on:
1 September 2015
The NHMF’s generous grant helped Cambridge’s University Library reach its £1.1m target and safeguard the seventh-century Codex Zacynthius palimpsest.
The palimpsest – or manuscript from which the text has been scraped or washed off in order for it to be used again – is an invaluable witness to the development of the New Testament, and will now undergo multispectral imaging to recover hidden text and generate research.
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