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Saint Petersburg Bede

Saint Petersburg Bede — manuscript of Bede's Ecclesiastical History. Saint Petersburg Bede was recorded from 746.

Saint Petersburg Bede

The Saint Petersburg Bede is an early surviving manuscript of Bede's 8th century history, the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. It is so named because it was taken to the Russian National Library of Saint Petersburg in Russia at the time of the French Revolution. [Latin text from https: thelatinlibrary.com/bede/bede1.shtml: First column] Brittania Oceani insula, cui quondam Albion nomen f

Bede · Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, Beda Petersburgiensis, fol. 3v. · Public domain

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Saint Petersburg Bede — manuscript of Bede's Ecclesiastical History. Saint Petersburg Bede was recorded from 746.

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