Egerton Gospel [SEP] material used
Egerton Gospel
The Egerton Gospel (British Library Egerton Papyrus 2) refers to a collection of three papyrus fragments of a codex of a previously unknown gospel, found in Egypt and sold to the British Museum in 1934; the physical fragments are now dated to the very end of the 2nd century CE. Together they comprise one of the oldest surviving witnesses to any gospel, or any codex. The British Museum lost no time in publishing the text: acquired in the summer of 1934, it was in print in 1935.
Breton Gospel Book (British Library, MS Egerton 609)
British Library, Egerton 609 is a Breton Gospel Book from the 9th century. The manuscript contains the Latin text of the four Gospels, along with prefatory material and canon tables. The manuscript contains an interesting mix of traditions. The script is similar to the form of Carolingian minuscule developed at Tours, which was one the classicising centers of the Carolingian Renaissance. And although the form of the large decorative letters which form the beginning of each Gospel are similar to the