Work on John Allegro’s extensive photographic records continues. During March these Manchester Museum pictures were scanned showing members of the first Scrolls team, led by Père Roland de Vaux from the École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem (ÉBAF).
French scholar, Jean Starcky (1909-1988).
Image B.ST.STARCKY.2 reproduced with permission of the Allegro Estate; courtesy of the Manchester Museum, the University of Manchester; for copyright and reproduction requests please contact collections@manchester.ac.uk
Father Pierre Benoit working on the Greek fragments from Murabba’at.
Image B.ST.BENOIT.1 reproduced with permission of the Allegro Estate; courtesy of the Manchester Museum, the University of Manchester; for copyright and reproduction requests please contact collections@manchester.ac.uk
John Strugnell with fragments and tobacco pipe:
B.ST.STRUGNELL.1 reproduced with permission of the Allegro Estate; courtesy of the Manchester Museum, the University of Manchester; for copyright and reproduction requests please contact collections@manchester.ac.uk
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Father Józef Tadeusz Milik (1922-2006)handing a tray of fragments to John Allegro. Image B.ST.ALLEGRO.16; reproduced with permission of the Allegro Estate; courtesy of the Manchester Museum, the University of Manchester; for copyright and reproduction requests please contact collections@manchester.ac.uk