Miniature codices in early Christianity
While there has been renewed scholarly interest in paratextual features of early Christian manuscripts, that interest has rarely extended to the size of manuscripts, particularly the format known as the miniature codex. Such neglect is surprising given that this miniature format was a notable part o...
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| Format: | Electronic Image |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
[2025]
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Reviews: | Small Books in Early Christianity (2025) (Foster, Paul, 1966 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Oxford early Christian studies
Oxford scholarship online |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion & beliefs
B Religion B Christian literature, Early Manuscripts |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | While there has been renewed scholarly interest in paratextual features of early Christian manuscripts, that interest has rarely extended to the size of manuscripts, particularly the format known as the miniature codex. Such neglect is surprising given that this miniature format was a notable part of early Christian textual culture, emerging as early as the second century and visible well into the seventh century and beyond. Many of these tiny books were elegant, well-crafted, and could contain a surprising number of pages. Currently, we have over 60 such codices, which contain a wide range of Christian literature including New Testament books, patristic and non-canonical writings (e.g., the Didache, Acts of Paul, and apocryphal gospels), and even liturgical-ritual texts. This is a full-length monograph on the phenomenon of the miniature codex. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 11, 2025) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource, illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-894042-5 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/9780198940425.001.0001 |
