Excerpt from Biblical Fragments From Mount Sinai We shall now give in detail a description of the several fragments which are printed in this work. And a few preliminary remarks are necessary in explanation of the types and notation Which are employed. It is out of the question to attempt to represent by special type the various hands that are found in manuscript fragments belonging to, such diverse periods of time; but we have done what we could, by means of the types in the possession of the University Press, to suggest some differences of calligraphy, and to distinguish between what has been actually read, what may possibly be read by keener eyes than our own, and what is absent from the text in consequence of the torn and imperfect state of the manuscript. Accordingly we usually employ a large type for a large hand, though there are somewriting has wholly perished. In some cases the fragments have been rudely nailed on long boards, and the librarian is naturally averse to having the nails removed, simply for the sake of seeing whether any letters can possibly be made out on the reverse side. In all these cases then the portions quoted furnish a recto leaf, but no verso. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.