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CODEX SINAITICUS
- Codex Sinaiticus Add. MS 43725 (volume I & 2)
- Cotton Titus C XV folio 5, the Codex Purpureus Petropolitanus. Asia Minor or Syria, 6th Century
- Psalms Papyrus 230 (no 12 - 15)
CHRISTIANITY
- 10th century Bible Add. MS 20002 ff. 14v - 15
- A Patriach's copy of the major and minor prophets, 12th century Royal I B II ff. 156v - 157
- Copy of the Gospels, 995AD Harley MS 5598 ff. 248v - 249
- An illuminated Gospel lectionary, late 11th early 12th century Harley 5785 ff. 187v - 188
- The Ramsey Psalter, Late 10th century Harley 2904 ff. 3v - 4
- Cotton Nero D IV ff. 7v - 8. The Lindisfarne Gospels, England, between 698 and 721)
- Egerton 768 ff 62v - 63. A Franko-Saxon Gospel Book, Germany c. 900
EASTERN CHRISTIANITY
- Bible in Classical Armenian. Early 17th century Or 14101 ff. 321v - 322
- Revelation of St John. 18th century Or 533 ff. 18v - 19
BUDDHISM
- Chinese: Dunhuang scroll S.351
- Chinese: Kangxi Lotus Sutra Add. MS 22690
- Japanese: Lotus Sutra, 1636 Or 13926
- Japanese Lotus Sutra c. 1240 - 80 Or 64.b.35
- Korean: Garland Sutra Or 7377
- Korean: Tripitaka 15103.e.9
- Burmese: Life of the Buddha Or 4762
- Burmese: Heaven and Hell Or 14004
- The Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, 14th century Or 14980
- Thai: Elephants Or. 1397 (ff. 18v - 19)
- Thai: Phra Malai Or 16100
SIKHISM
- Painting of the Golden Temple Add. Or 486
- Rini Jindan's Prayer Book MSS Panj D 4 ff. 1v - 2
HINDUISM
- Brahmavaivarta Purana Add. MS 11387
- Asvamedha Bhakha, Punjab, 19th century Or 16352
- Tortoise palm leaves Add 6708
- Tahkan, Asvamedha bakhian MSS Panj f.259
- Kalighat Painting - The Baby Krishna Add. Or 892
- Kalighat Painting - Mahiravan & Hanuman Add. Or 891
- Kalighat Painting - Harihara Add. Or 896
- Kalighat Painting - Ganesh Janani Add. Or 901
ISLAM
- Sultan Baybars' Qur'an Add. MS 22408 (ff. 1v - 2)
- Qur'an from Arabia Or 1265 ff. 76v - 77
- A Mamluk Qur'an Or 848 ff. 1v - 2
HEBREW
- The Golden Haggadah, Catalonia, Spain, c. 1320 Add. MS 27210 ff. 14v - 15
- The Harley Spanish Bible, c. 1350 Harley 1528 ff. 7v - 8
- Perek Shirah, c. 1740 Or 12983 f. 12v
- Festival Prayers, Provence, 1541 Or 10733 f. 90
- London Catalan Bible, late 14th century Add. 15252 f. 116v
- The Ashkenazi Hagadah, Germany, c. 1460 Add. MS 14762 ff. 14v -15
JAINISM
- Sanskrit manuscript describing divination through bodily marks Add. MS 26461(5) f. 93
- Jain invitation scroll, 1744 Or 16192
- A Mandala representing the twenty-four Jinas Or 13472