Large ETHIOPIAN Coptic BIBLE Manuscript ANTIQUE Handwritten GE\'EZ Vellum OCCULT
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Large ETHIOPIAN Coptic BIBLE Manuscript ANTIQUE Handwritten GE\'EZ Vellum OCCULT:
$799.99
You are offerding on a true piece of Biblical history!
Presenting a handwritten Coptic Ethiopian Bible/Psalm Book w/ great aging throughout and gorgeous hand painted icons;
a rare larger version not often seen for sale on the market! Written in the Ethiopic (Ge\'ez) script, a Semitic language that is no longer spoken, but is still used for liturgical and other religious purposes by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The subject of these \"Bibles\" are generally always Christian, but actual content varies. Dating Ethiopian manuscripts is very difficult as scribes copied old monastic manuscripts using the same materials as had been used for centuries, and have been as old as the 14th century; this carries many examples of an older age within, with original vellum animal skin pages, faded, browned, stained and aged, as shown with text rubbing and fading, bound in hand sewn and attached wooden boards, themselves stitched together by twine many many years ago with stresses and loosening of the sewing with time. The Bible presents itself in a larger format, measuring 9\" x 7.75\" x 4.75\" thick; most Coptic manuscripts are meant to be more portable and pocket sized (ie., less than 6\" tall), this one surely a bit larger is seldom seen. We could loosely guess the book originated sometime c1600- late 1700s, with wear to the vellum as an indicator. A majority of the text are incantations to protect the owner from supernatural forces, combined with what looks to be possibly the Book of Psalms or the Bible. Written in red/black, as shown, the red indicating sacred words spoken by the savior, intermixed with some newer annotations in a later hand before and after the text. There are 4 beautiful hand painted icons in this Bible. There is some definitive age to the interior of this example, and some staining, notable water damage, loose pages, boards detached, with chipping and such, which is normal for these rare gems; this one undoubtedly hundreds of years old. There are roughly 175 leaves/350+ pages in this, as shown. Obtained in an online sale direct from Ethiopia.
A true treasure, these have sold for $1,000s of dollars, and is extremely rare and unique in this larger format. Best of luck!!
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Large ETHIOPIAN Coptic BIBLE Manuscript ANTIQUE Handwritten GE\'EZ Vellum OCCULT:
$799.99