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Spectacular & Very Old Ethiopian Coptic Bible browse these categories for related items... Directory: Traditional Collectibles:Books:Bindings:Religious:Pre 1700: item # 537983 Please refer to our stock # RESE0601 when inquiring.
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| What a wonderful and ancient piece of Christian history. A stunning Ethiopian, coptic "Bible". I wonder if one of these will turn up on the series LOST someday. Original leather caae. 154 keaves, 304 pages, written on vellum and hand bound into the binding. Each page is scripted by hand! Very Old cover is made of leather covered boards, which have geometric designs on them. Multiple illuminations; I believe to be traditonal Christian Saints. Patina of age and use. This was written in Ethiopic (Ge'ez), a Semitic language that is no longer spoken, but is still used for liturgical and other religious purposes by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The subjects of these "Bibles" are always Christian, but actual content varies. Here is a description of the content of the Ethiopian manuscript collection at the John Rylands University Library. 42 items, on parchment and paper, dating mainly from the 17th and 18th centuries. Ethiopian MSS 1-31 were purchased in 1901 with the Crawford collection, the remainder being acquired subsequently from various sources. The collection comprises mainly biblical and liturgical manuscripts, and stories of saints and martyrs. Included are a rare collection of biblical passages supposedly referring to the Messiah and intended to prove the divinity of Christ (Ethiopian MS 1), Rules for the monastic life (Ethiopian MS 16), the Fetha Nägäst (Ethiopian MS 13), and a deed of gift of the Emperor Adbar Sagad, Dawit III (1716-21), to the church of St Michael (Ethiopian MS 28). Among the poems are some rare mälke’: the Four Beasts (Ethiopian MS 14) and, especially, concerning Zena Marqos, a 14th-century saint-monk (Ethiopian MS 37). Ethiopian MSS 29-34 are magical scrolls, mainly 19th century. Ethiopian MS 11, an 18th-century Homilies in honour of St Michael, contains 32 miniatures in the Gondar style of illumination. Ten codices can be dated precisely (1590-1742). This important artifact came out of an author's collection. This particular author has written and photograhed extensively in Africa and is now working on a movie. It was one of her most treasured items and is now available on the market for the first time (please email for details or more pictures). 6-3/4"H x 4-7/8"W x 2-3/4"D. | ||
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