Oldest Bible Comes to British Museum

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
239
Date Released
1 Jan 1934
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Oldest Bible Comes to British Museum
  2. 2Camels Race over Sand at Omburman
  3. 3Capt. Cook’s Home is to Go "Down Under"
  4. 4Perry and Crawford Meet in Melbourne
  5. 5Premier Delivers New Year Message
  6. 6Australia Overruns Wales at Wembley

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oldest Bible Comes to British Museum. DESCRIPTION: Codex Sinaiticus, bought for sum of £1,000,000 from Soviet is handed over to chief negotiator. SHOTLIST: Scenes showing the bible being transported to the British Museum. Personality speaking to camera re the bible. Close shot of the leaves of the bible being turned over.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Religion and belief
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2740
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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