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Bible, New Testament, Gospels, Matthew and Mark
Bible, New Testament, Gospels, Matthew and Mark
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Illustrated with unnumerable colored miniatures from the Gospels.
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Date Created:
1721 - 1730
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Ethiopia
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Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. Ethiopic MS. 2
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Content: Incomplete; unbound. Another part of the manuscript is in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin.
Content: Manuscript on single leaves of sheepskin.
Language: Written in Geez (i.e. Old Ethiopic), during the reign of Bakafa, Emperor of Abyssinia (1721-1730)
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 912
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Sheepskin
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Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 61ec14f0-0042-0130-3ac6-58d385a7bc34
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