The earliest part of the cathedral was built in 642 and is located to the north of the current cathedral. I think it is the most beautiful Bible, the Winchester Bible, which is the only surviving treasure of Winchester Cathedral. The Winchester Bible consists of four bound volumes, their leaves are about 23 inches high and 15 inches wide (58 by 39 cm). The text of the 468 folios was written by a single scribe over a period of thirty years, and at least six different talented painters painted the calfskin parchment with expensive pigments, including lapis lazuli and gold. Their ambitious work was never completed.