“The Psalter, datable to about 795, is known commonly as the Dagulf Psalter, for its chief scribe includes his name in one of the dedicatory poems, written in letters of gold.”

“Burgess's first love was music, and the Manchester-born scribe did not plan on becoming a writer but aspired instead to being a composer.”

“The loss of the temple was a divine judgment on account of the unfaithfulness of the priests, scribes and Sanhedrin elders.”

“These guards were surely worldly-wise and shrewd, but they were clearly not educated to the same degree as the scribes and Pharisees.”

“Many books have colophons at the end giving the name of one or more scribes, and sometimes giving the names of patrons.”