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Ethiopian Coptic Bible Manuscript Pages

17th Century

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Description

A group of four hand-inscribed vellum pages from an Ethiopian Coptic bible written in the liturgical language of Ge'ez.

  • Float mounted with archival materials on suede with a suede mat, gold filet and antiqued gold-leaf frame glazed with museum glass.
  • Ethiopia lays claim to one of the oldest places of practice for Christianity.

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Pages are curved at edges and show signs of handling.

Lower right corner of lower right page is partially detached from mat.

While script is on both sides of pages, only one side is visible.

Dimensions

Height: 20 inches / 50.8 cm
Width: 17.5 inches / 44.45 cm
Depth: 1 inches / 2.54 cm

Language

Coptic

Subject

Manuscripts

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