W. Sanday

The remarkable discovery of a fourth-century list of the books of the Old and New Testaments and the writings of Cyprian is related in this essay. The canon and order of the biblical books are discussed and the stichometry of the lists is also explored.

Often cited but difficult to locate, the essays contained in this five-volume set had a profound influence on the development of textual criticism and its acceptance in England. Dating from a period when textual criticism was still controversial, these essays have not lost their ability to stimulate academic debate on the wide variety of documents covered.