John Rylands Library
A tiny scrap here is older than the library
History · 🇬🇧 Manchester · one place, one stop
+35 ptsOne of the library’s smallest treasures is P52, a scrap of papyrus carrying lines from the Gospel of John. It is the oldest surviving fragment of the New Testament. The building is a neo-Gothic sandstone library on Deansgate, with pointed arches and a high reading room.
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