Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Illustrated Facsimile of a Byzantine Manuscript from the 10th Century – Chapters of Yehoshua
Opening: $350
Sold for: $438
Including buyer's premium
Josua-Rolle, Codex Vaticanus Pal. Graec. 431, published by Akademische druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. Austria, 1983.
Facsimile edition of an illustrated Byzantine manuscript in scroll-form, from the 10th century, based on the original manuscript at the Vatican Library. The manuscript contains about 8 chapters (chapters 2-10) of the beginning of Yehoshua, in early Greek script complemented with color illustrations (biblical events and others) which cover most of the manuscript. The facsimile is designed in the form of scroll; parchment-like paper approx. 10 meters long, consisting of 15 sheets, rolled onto wooden handles. The text and illustrations are on the external side of the scroll.
Copy no. 110 of a limited edition of 700 numbered copies. Placed in a wooden case covered with hard fabric.
Facsimile: approx. 31 cm. Casing: 30X41.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor damage to the casing.
Including a commentary volume in German.
Facsimile edition of an illustrated Byzantine manuscript in scroll-form, from the 10th century, based on the original manuscript at the Vatican Library. The manuscript contains about 8 chapters (chapters 2-10) of the beginning of Yehoshua, in early Greek script complemented with color illustrations (biblical events and others) which cover most of the manuscript. The facsimile is designed in the form of scroll; parchment-like paper approx. 10 meters long, consisting of 15 sheets, rolled onto wooden handles. The text and illustrations are on the external side of the scroll.
Copy no. 110 of a limited edition of 700 numbered copies. Placed in a wooden case covered with hard fabric.
Facsimile: approx. 31 cm. Casing: 30X41.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor damage to the casing.
Including a commentary volume in German.
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