Askew Codex
The Askew Codex (a.k.a. Codex Askewianus) is a parchment manuscript in quarto size of 21 x 16,5 cm now held by the British Library (BL Additional MS 5114) which contains Coptic translations of the Gnostic Pistis Sophia and parts of what G. R. S. Mead referred to as "extracts from The Books of the Savior." It was purchased from the heirs of Dr. Anthony Askew by the British Museum (now British Library) in 1785. The origin is most probably from Egypt but it is not known where it was found or how this Manuscript ended up in England. The codex contains 178 leaves or 356 pages. The manuscript is in excellent condition but two leaves (pp. 337–344) are missing. The complete manuscript was written by two different hands. Both hands used different inks and different page numberings and a different w
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Askew Codex
The Askew Codex (a.k.a. Codex Askewianus) is a parchment manuscript in quarto size of 21 x 16,5 cm now held by the British Library (BL Additional MS 5114) which contains Coptic translations of the Gnostic Pistis Sophia and parts of what G. R. S. Mead referred to as "extracts from The Books of the Savior." It was purchased from the heirs of Dr. Anthony Askew by the British Museum (now British Library) in 1785. The origin is most probably from Egypt but it is not known where it was found or how this Manuscript ended up in England. The codex contains 178 leaves or 356 pages. The manuscript is in excellent condition but two leaves (pp. 337–344) are missing. The complete manuscript was written by two different hands. Both hands used different inks and different page numberings and a different w
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Askew Codex
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Codex Askewianus
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