section removed before Genesis 1 - Simonides dedication to the Emperor Nicholas?

[Steven Avery]

An interesting element.

"The dedication to the Emperor Nicholas, placed at the beginning of the book, had been removed.”
Constantine Simonides

There are about four references to the dedication by Simonides.

Journal of Sacred Literature (1863)
https://books.google.com/books?id=vvgDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA216

The CNN broadcast with the British Library conservators says part is missing before Genesis 1

4:55
"Now, it seems that we can say that before the book of Genesis, in the codex, there was a whole gathering, in other words there were about sixteen pages which had .. something on them. But we don't know what it was, speculate .. a grand dedicatory letter .. " - Scot McKendrick

The world's oldest bible reunited online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd_x1yuIrZ8