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The Archimedes Palimpsest (Codex C)

PhotographCC BY 2.0Undertext copied second half of the 10th century
The Archimedes Palimpsest (Codex C): photograph
The Archimedes Palimpsest (Codex C): photograph
The Archimedes Palimpsest (Codex C): photographThe Archimedes Palimpsest (Codex C): photographThe Archimedes Palimpsest (Codex C): photograph

The review of 2013 says the book was by then back with its owner. The Walters shelfmark is not recorded here; confirm it from the museum.

Ryan Baumann, 1229. CC BY 2.0

Copies 7

TranscriptionJ. L. Heiberg · archive.org · 1910/1915 · public-domain2 steps from the original
ScanArchimedes Palimpsest Project (Easton, Knox, Christens-Barry) · archimedespalimpsest.net · 2000/2008 · CC-BY-3.0Primary source: The Archimedes Palimpsest: Data directory1 step from the original
ScanUwe Bergmann, SSRL · archimedespalimpsest.net · 2005/2008 · CC-BY-3.0Primary source: The Archimedes Palimpsest: Data directory1 step from the original
TranscriptionNetz, Wilson, Tchernetska and others · archimedespalimpsest.net · CC-BY-3.02 steps from the original
PhotographRyan Baumann · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 2.01 step from the original
PhotographRyan Baumann · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 2.01 step from the original
PhotographRyan Baumann · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 2.01 step from the original

Where it is kept

Washington, D.C.New YorkPhiladelphiaPittsburghHarrisburgAllentownCanton1Walters Art Museum200 kmNew YorkPhiladelphiaClevelandPittsburgh1200 km

Sources 1

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Archimedes Palimpsest (Codex C) [Artifact ART0CT7NDCR1SMD]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CT7NDCR1SMD
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