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Originally Posted by Praxeas
Im curious how that was possible. If that was in a museum they'd have it in an enclosed protective case to preserve it. wow
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Apparently, it was "chained" to a roster like most Bibles in Anglican churches of the time, for the first century or so of its life. It was "found" preserved in a chest in the priory in 1858, so it spent most of its life tucked away.
In 1858, it was rebound. Keep in mind, the paper and papyri used (especially for Bibles) in those day was acid free and of much higher quality than is generally available today. The pages look like parchment - leather skins - when being turned in the video. If they are not parchments, then they're of a very high quality of paper.
I take it no one knew of the Bible's unique quality until very recently, thus, perhaps explaining to rather lax care that was taken.
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