Item 97 - Letter from Archimandrite Dionysios to Richard Wilkinson

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Add. MS a/40/97

Title

Letter from Archimandrite Dionysios to Richard Wilkinson

Date(s)

  • 23 Sept. 1863 (Creation)

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1 folded sheet

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Scope and content

The Holy Mountain of Athos. - On the claims of Simonides to have written the Codex Sinaiticus.

With part translation by Wilkinson. Ends 'This much about Simonides, who I can tell you Sir is a liar and an impostor, witness his acts'.

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Language of material

  • English
  • Greek

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