▁r ar ity ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁contents . ▁Walter ▁L le wel lyn ▁Bul lock ▁be que athed ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁items ▁( not ably ▁early ▁Italian ▁im print s ) ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁library ' s ▁collections ▁include ▁ex quis ite ▁medieval ▁ill umin ated ▁manuscript s , ▁examples ▁of ▁early ▁European ▁printing ▁including ▁a ▁fine ▁paper ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁G uten berg ▁Bible ▁and ▁books ▁printed ▁by ▁William ▁Ca xt on , ▁and ▁personal ▁papers ▁of ▁distinguished ▁historical ▁figures ▁including ▁Elizabeth ▁G askell , ▁John ▁Dal ton ▁and ▁John ▁Wes ley . ▁Nothing ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁this ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁G uten berg ▁Bible ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁Sp encer . ▁ ▁The ▁library ▁houses ▁pap yrus ▁fragments ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ry lands ▁Pap y ri ▁and ▁documents ▁from ▁North ▁Africa . ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁are ▁the ▁St ▁John ▁Fragment , ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁oldest ▁ext ant ▁New ▁Testament ▁text , ▁Ry lands ▁Library ▁Pap yrus ▁P 5 2 , ▁the ▁earliest ▁fragment ▁of ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁canonical ▁G ospel ▁of ▁John ; ▁the ▁earliest ▁fragment ▁of ▁the ▁Sept u ag int , ▁Pap yrus ▁Ry lands ▁ 4 5 8 ; ▁and ▁Pap yrus ▁Ry lands ▁ 4 6 3 , ▁a ▁manuscript ▁fragment ▁of ▁the ▁ap oc ry phal ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Mary . ▁Min usc ule ▁ 7 0 2 , ▁ ε 2