Missal of Silos

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The Missal of Silos is the oldest known paper document created in the Christian West. Paper was invented in China around the 2nd century and papyrus in Egypt much earlier; the paper for the Missal probably came from Islamic Spain. It comes from the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos near Burgos, Spain. It is a Mozarabic rite quarto missal with 154 folios, from the eleventh century, and is still in the Library of the monastery.

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• [1] (in Spanish) Silos monastery website
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• Catholic Encyclopedia on Mozarabic Rite; source of size and ff number.