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The scribe wrote them. reporter: in the seventh century, this would have been very precious. yeah, and it was apparently made to be placed in st. cuthbert s coffin on the occasion of his elevation to sainthood. so st. cuthbert, one of the foremost leaders reporter: so really wasn t written to be read then? it was written to be placed in a coffin? apparently, yeah. that s the beginning of st. john s gospel. reporter: the bible will now go on public display. a chance to see a literary survivor from britain s dark ages. david sillito, bbc news. good to see she was using some gloves with it. that s what i was paying attention to. something that old, where is the latex, baby girl. you need gloves. this book is old. look at this. that was kind of weird to me. safety first. protect yourself. protect that book. protect that book. coming up next, more excitement. they are mighty animals, and they are mighty hungry. big excitement. how polar bears struggle to feed the ....

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