Old Ethiopian handwritten Coptic Bible
Language: Geez / Book cover made of wood and marble
Height: 8.66 inch (22 cm)
Width (closed): 7.28 inch (18,5 cm)
Thickness: 3.54 Inch (9 cm)
Material: Older parchment wich has been mostly made of goat-skin. Binding made of massive wood and marble.
The bible contains on the whole 234 pages or rather 117 sheets.
Typeface: Bibles as those are lavishly written by hand in the old ethiopan language Geez. Geez was the language of the late antiquity empire of Aksum and until the 19th century the main language in Ethiopia. The language is today not anymore spoken in Ethiopia and only used by orthodox churches in Ethiopia and Eritrea as the official church language. The names of Saints in texts were often highlighted by applying red writing colour. Age: It is very difficult to determine the age of these rare objects. The oldest remaining manuscripts date back to the 13th century.
Hand written. Country of origin: Ethiopia.
