Accession No

1922.1530


Description

Coptic manuscript book bound in tooled red leather. Parchment in sextodecimo format. Containing several full-colour illustrations of biblical scenes.


Place

Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia; Adis Ababa


Period


Source

Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1922.1530


Cultural Affliation


Material

Leather; Cotton; Cloth; Pigment; Hide


Local Term


Measurements

168mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Bought by donor at Adis Ababa.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Manuscript bound in red leather - native work. The manuscript is modern and has several illustrations.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Coptic manuscript book bound in tooled red leather. Parchment in sextodecimo format. Containing several full-colour illustrations of biblical scenes.
Event Date 21/2/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe


FM:105947

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