User:Leszek Jańczuk/DYKs

Did you know...

... that Papyrus 110, a Greek manuscript copy of the Gospel of Matthew from the New Testament, may have been composed as early as the 3rd century? (2.9k viewed) nominated by Redtigerxyz
... that
Uncial 0212 is the first manuscript of Greek Diatessaron, a Gospel harmony, to be discovered in modern time? (867) nominated by Redtigerxyz

... that
Vladimir N. Beneshevich was arrested on charges of spying for Germany and executed because one of his books was translated into German in 1937? (2.4k
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... that according to Ernst Lohmeyer, "the Christian faith is only Christian as long as it retains in its heart the Jewish faith"? (1.0k)
... that Peter P. Dubrovsky, Russian diplomat, collected valuable manuscripts from destroyed libraries during the time of the French Revolution? (733)
... that the Minuscule 536 is one of the manuscripts purchased by philanthropist Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814–1906)? (933)
... that Minuscule 541, a fragmentary manuscript of the New Testament, has an unusual number of iotacistic errors? (3.0k)
... that
Minuscule 543, a manuscript of the four Gospels, has additional non-biblical material – Limits of the Five Patriarchates? (1.6k
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... that the omissions due to
homoioteleuton are unusually frequent in Minuscule 544? (2.1k
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... that in iota adscript occurs up to Luke 1:77, then ceases? (5.5k
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... that the illuminated
Minuscule 569 was bought in Bulgaria in 1757, became a part of the Załuski Library, and was dispatched to Saint Petersburg in 1794? (3.5k
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... that Daniel Gotthilf Moldenhawer stole books to expand the Royal Danish Library, where he was chief librarian? (813)

... that according to some scholars,
Christ's agony at Gethsemane was added to the New Testament to counter docetism? (1.3k
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... that the Codex Carolinus is one of very few Gothic fragments of the New Testament on parchment that has survived to the present day? (4.5k)

... that Franz Anton Knittel deciphered the Gothic text of the palimpsest Codex Carolinus in 1762? (424)

... that Minuscule 614 is one of the very few witnesses of the Western text-type with complete text of the Acts of the Apostles? (3.2k)

... that Fulcran Vigouroux was the first secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission? (591)

... that general epistles? (2.9k
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... that Minuscule 644 was bought by the British Museum from Constantine Simonides, a forger of manuscripts? (2.7k)

... that philanthropist Baroness Burdett-Coutts in the 1860s? (2.7k
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... that according to
Verlorene Siege, Adolf Hitler stopped Operation Citadel too soon? (2.6k
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... that the Biblioteca comunale in Ancona, Italy, has a collection of musical manuscripts of more than 50 classical composers? 397

... that Comma Johanneum written by the original scribe? (1.6
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... that Minuscule 642, manuscript of the New Testament, was brought from the Greek Archipelago to England by Joseph Carlyle, Orientalist? (1.5k)

... that the initial letters in anthropomorphic motifs (birds, fishes, hands)? (2.3k
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.. that Christian VII, to examine books all over Europe? (2.3k
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... that the ancient
British Library Manuscript, Add. 14448, is lacunose? (2.5k
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... that the Codex Arundel, which contains notes and sketches by Leonardo da Vinci, was reunited online with the similar Codex Leicester? (2.8k)

... that, during the bombing of Berlin, Minuscule 658, 659 and 661 were sent out of Berlin for safekeeping and were later found in Poland? viewed 10.6k

... Minuscule 659 as above viewed 1.6k

... Minuscule 661 as above viewed 1.5k

... that
Archangel Gospel, the fourth oldest Eastern Slavic manuscript, was brought by a peasant from Arkhangelsk to Moscow in 1876? (2.8k
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... that Eusebian Ecclesiastical History? 1.3k

... that Euthalian Apparatus was designed to help the mediaeval Bible reader? 4.5k

... that Septuaginta has the same order of books as Codex Vaticanus? 1.4k

... that there are more than
3036 differences between Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus only in the text of the four Gospels? (5.0k
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... that neither the owner of the Minuscule 671 nor its location are officially known? (11.3k)

... that Otto Thott possessed one of the largest private libraries of the 18th century in Denmark? (1.8k)

... that Swainson, English theologian, for his treatise on the Greek Liturgies? (1.6k
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.. that the logotype of the manuscript Bible passage Oriental MS 424 quoted names of the scribes and dates of two of its ancestor manuscripts? (2.8)

... that minuscule letters on parchment leaves? (2.8k
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... that minuscule letters on parchment leaves? (1.6k
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... that according to the colophon, Minuscule 686 was copied and corrected from a manuscript from Jerusalem? 2.3k)

... that Minuscule 697 was found in a village near Corinth, and bought by C. L. Merlin, British vice-consul in Athens, in 1865? (5.6k)

... that Lectionary 232, a manuscript of the New Testament, was variously dated in the past? (1.9k)

... that Lectionary 228 very often interchanges the letters "omicron" and "omega"? (2.2k)

.. that Lectionary 226 of the New Testament, in some parts is a palimpsest, contains lessons from the Old Testament? (1.1k)

... that Minuscule 699 (pictured) has unfinished treatise of Pseudo-Dorotheus, on the Seventy disciples and the 12 Apostles? (2.6)

... that George III, then to William Hunter? (2.1k
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Lectionary 240 DYK as above (1.3k)

... that Lectionary 241 belonged to Matthew Baillie, physician and pathologist, before it came to the Glasgow University Library? (1.4k)

... that Charles de Condren (1588-1641), was the second superior of the Oratory of Jesus? (678)

... that the Hunterian Collection includes about 30,000 coins, the majority of which are Greek or Roman? (1.6k)

... that Minuscule 714, the manuscript of the New Testament, contains also a fragment of Sentences of Peter Lombard? (1.7k)

... that Minuscule 715, the manuscript of the New Testament, contains also extracts of Eulogius of Alexandria and of Hesychius? (1.8k)

... that in minuscule, Gospels of Luke and John in uncial script? (3.4k
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... that a big part of the collection of the Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon came from Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle and his son Antoine? (847)

... as above (791)

... that
Oscar Eduardovich Lemm, Russian Coptologist, published the text of Codex Copticus Tischendorfianus I? (360
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... as above (224)

... that it is speculated that Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus were commissioned by Constantine I? (1.1k)

... that the
Codex Nanianus represent the last stage before the introduction of compressed uncials? (1.8k
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... that Professor Ernst von Dobschütz (pictured) expanded the list of New Testament manuscripts? (3.1k)

... that Book of Acts, is very close textually to the Greek manuscript Codex Bezae? (?
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... that the Family E is one of the earliest textual families of the Byzantine text-type? (?)

... that Novum Testamentum Graece published by Eberhard Nestle in 1898 is still edited to the present day? (725)

... that Strabon's Geographica? (1.4k
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... that only a few manuscripts have fallen into such unworthy hands as Codex Boreelianus (pictured)? (9.8k)

... that Friedrich Münter was the first Protestant to receive a doctorate of philosophy at the University of Fulda? (1.4k)

... as above (1.7k)

... that Codex Cyprius is one of the very few uncial manuscripts with the complete text of the four Gospels? (3.2k)

... that
Minuscule 759 contains only the beginning of the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53–8:2) and lacks the major part of it? (2.2k
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... that Lectionary 269 represents the Byzantine text-type in its early stage? (1.8k)

... that the largest organized collection of Hebrew Old Testament manuscripts is housed in Saint Petersburg? (2.2k)

... that the textual Family 1739 codex represents the Caesarean text-type in the Pauline epistles and Catholic epistles? (1.1k)

... that Minuscule 113 (pictured) manuscript of the four Gospels contains 24 pictures? (6.3k)

... that Bernard de Montfaucon was the first to use the term "palaeography"? (1.1k)

... that the first five columns of
Biblioteca Communale in Siena, are written in gold? (2.1k
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... that the first five columns of
Biblioteca Communale in Siena, are written in gold? (1.2k
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.. that according to
Minuscule 782, Jesus wrote sins of his opponents on the ground? (3.9k
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... that in Luke 22:43–44 and John 7:53–8:11)? (1.2k
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... that Minuscule 482 was written by an inaccurate copyist? (5.3k)

... that French comedy actor Louis de Funès made his film debut at the age of 31 with a 40-second appearance in The Temptation of Barbizon? (750)

... that Codex Floriacensis, an Old Latin manuscript of the New Testament, begins from the Book of Revelation? (1.7k)

... that Peter Frederik Suhm was one of the founders of the Trondheim Society, then the northernmost scientific society in the world? (492)

... that Uspenski Gospels is the oldest dated Greek manuscript of the New Testament? (1.7k)

... that Papyrus 6 (pictured), manuscript of the New Testament, contains text of the apocryphal First Epistle of Clement in Coptic (Akhmimic dialect)? (3.9k)

... that, as suggested by Alexander Sergeyevich Stroganov, Alexander I established the Depository of Manuscripts in the National Library of Russia? (1.3k)

... that according to Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, Lectionary 183 (pictured) probably is the most valuable manuscript he had ever collated? (3.6k)

... that style of handwriting of lectionaries ℓ 296 and ℓ 1599 have resemblance to Codex Cyprius? (1.6k)

... as above (976)

... that Not Worse Than Sergei Olegovich Kuznetsov, was described by Vremya Novostei as one of the best Russian books in the field of art in 2007? (573
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... that American diplomat, orator, and
Harvard professor Edward Everett bought two New Testament manuscripts, Lectionary 297 and Lectionary 298, during a visit to Greece in 1819? (627
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... as above (252)

... that the 12th-century Lectionary 303 was taken to Paris and later to America despite a colophon threatening "the wrath of the eternal Word of God" for anyone who removed it? (2.7k)

... that the
minuscule 801 has an unusual order of books, with the Gospels placed at the end, after the Pauline epistles? (1.5k
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... that minuscules 2276, 2277 and 2278 were classified twice by Gregory under numbers 815, 816 and 812 (in 1886 in Greece), and under numbers 2276, 2277 and 2278 (in 1904 in London)? (1.5k)

... as above (314)

... as above (371)

... that Desiderius Erasmus in his Novum Instrumentum omne? (3.2k
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... that
Sixtine Vulgate (1590), prepared by Pope Sixtus V, differs in 4900 variants from Sixto-Clementine Vulgate (1592), prepared by Pope Clement VIII? (2.1k) nominated by BabbaQ

... as above (1.5k)

... that Christian Wilhelm Franz Walch, in his history of the church published in 1762–1785, claimed there is a place in the church for heretics? (729)

... it is believed that
Minuscule 826 is the archetype of the textual family 13? (2.4k
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... that Scrivener said that few Greek New Testament manuscripts from the 12th century were equal to Codex Ephesinus in "weight and importance"? (1.5k)

... that the 13th-century
Minuscule 827 does not include John's account of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery? (2.6k
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... that Uncial 0321, thought to be the same as Uncial 067 for 164 years, was recently recognized as being a separate manuscript? (3.5k)

... that according to Victor Gardthausen, Codex Sinaiticus is younger than Codex Vaticanus by at least 50 years? (529)

... that the account of
1356? (2.5k
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... as above (832)

... as above (794)

... as above (845)

... that Papyrus Fouad 266 is the second oldest manuscript of the Septuagint? (2.5k)

... that Papyrus Rylands 458 (pictured) is the oldest known manuscript of the Septuagint? (4.5k)

... that according to tradition Lectionary 300, a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, was written by the Emperor Theodosius († 395)? (1.1k)

... that Mammotrectus super Bibliam, a guide book to understanding the Bible, was popular in the 15th century, but was criticized in the 16th century? (2.7k)

... that the Codex Sangallensis 1395 is one of the oldest manuscripts of the Vulgate? (1.4k)

... that
Ernst Cadman Colwell, together with his students, elaborated a new method of textual criticism known as the Claremont Profile Method? (335
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... that numerous scenes of Le Miracle des loups were filmed at France's Cité de Carcassonne? (746)

... as above (695)

... that the Leipzig University Library (pictured) houses 43 leaves of the Codex Sinaiticus? (1.0k)

... that Papyrus 49 is one of three early manuscripts with the text of the Epistle to the Ephesians? (618)

... that
British Library, Add. 17212 is a rare example of a double palimpsest with three successive writings? (3.2k
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... that
Westcott-Hort's text were sufficient to make the Textus Receptus obsolete for the scholarly world? (739
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... that only four Great uncial codices have survived until the present day? (13.3k)

... that it took over half a century to identify Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1? (4.9k)

... that many pages of multi-spectral imaging? (5.6k
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... that Comma Johanneum? (890
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... as above (240)

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... as above (372)

... that Nag Hammadi Codex XIII is the only surviving copy of the Trimorphic Protennoia, an early Christian Gnostic text? (1490)

... that Nag Hammadi Codex II is the only complete manuscript of the Gospel of Thomas? 3392)

... that P. Oxy. 654 and P. Oxy. 655 are two of only three Greek manuscripts of the Gospel of Thomas? (1006)

... as above (698)

... that according to art-historical analysis the 9th-century illuminated manuscript Codex Vaticanus Latinus 3868 (pictured) was copied from a 3rd-century model? (4916)

... that the spurious text of
905, although marked as doubtful? (616
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... as above (237)

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... as above (193)

... as above (1245)

... as above (332)

... as above (283)

... that Reuchlin and Budeus? (2079
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... that Arabic manuscript of the New Testament? (988
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... that Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 282 was used for redating Papyrus 46, a manuscript of the New Testament? (1364)

... that Bessarion? (3517
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... that
Minuscule 888 has an unusual order of Gospels: Matthew, John, Mark, Luke? (3995
)

... that Jean Hurault de Boistaillé, ambassador of France, used his appointment at the embassy to collect manuscripts? (744)

... that
1187 contain the spurious biblical text of Pericope Adulterae but are marked as doubtful? (1190
)

... as above (193)

... as above (247)

... that Lectionary 313 and Lectionary 315 were purchased by Baroness Burdett-Coutts, a philanthropist? (2441)

... as above (839)

Nominations
... that the Emissions Control Technology Association (ECTA) claims that more than $20 in healthcare savings is generated for every dollar spent on the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act? (423)

... that the English theologian Daniel Whitby (pictured) in 1710 defended Textus Receptus's finding of 30,000 textual variants in John Mill's edition of the New Testament? (570)

... that
Our Culture, What's Left of It describes British culture as a "moral swamp"? (2.0k
)

... that the overall cost for the Hungarian King in winning the Siege of Hainburg was 200,000 florins? (2.4k)

... that Dick Campbell, as a theater producer and director, helped launch the careers of several black theater artists, including Ossie Davis, Frederick O'Neal, and Helen Martin? (377)

... that Richard Weiner, one of the most important Czech writers of the twentieth century, wrote a regular fashion column under a female pseudonym? (745)

... that the
Faial Botanical Garden aims to preserve the endemic plants of Faial Island in the Azores? (1k
)

... that Kirsopp Lake published the text of the Codex Sinaiticus? (744)

... that the
Blue Qur'an is written in gold and silver on parchment colored with indigo? (5003
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