One of many oldest Christian liturgical books is predicted to promote for greater than $2.6 million at an public sale in London.
The Crosby-Schøyen Codex was written on Egyptian papyrus from round 250-350 A.D., and produced in one of many first monasteries.
“It is proper at that interval, that transitional interval, when papyrus scroll begins turning into codex type,” Eugenio Donadoni, Christie’s Senior Specialist, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, informed Reuters. “So, books as we all know them as we speak. And what now we have on this guide is the earliest identified texts of two books of the Bible.”
In line with public sale home, Christie’s New York, the guide is predicted to fetch between $2.6 million to $3.8 million.
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An individual exhibits one of many oldest books in existence, the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, which is predicted to fetch over $2.6 million at public sale in June. (Reuters/Andrew Hofstetter)
A view of one of many oldest books in existence, the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, which is predicted to fetch over $2.6 million at public sale. (Reuters/Andrew Hofstetter)
One scribe wrote 104 pages, with 52 leaves, over a interval of 40 years.
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The 5 texts within the Crosby-Schøyen Codex are:
- Bible: Jonah
- Bible: 2 Maccabees 5:27 – 7:41
- Bible: 1 Peter
- Melito of Sardis: Peri Pascha 47 – 105
- Homily, An Unidentified Sermon for Easter Morning
A view of the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, written in Coptic on papyrus round 250-350 A.D., and produced in one of many first Christian monasteries. (Reuters TV through Reuters)
The guide was finally found within the Nineteen Fifties.
It was acquired by the College of Mississippi till 1981, when it was purchased by Dr. Martin Schoyen, a manuscript collector, in 1988.
Christie’s Senior Specialist, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, Eugenio Donadoni, examines one of many oldest books in existence, the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, forward of its public sale. (Reuters/Andrew Hofstetter)
A view of the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, written in Coptic on papyrus round 250-350 A.D. (Reuters through Reuters)
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The codex is on view at Christie’s New York, April 2-9, and might be auctioned in London on June 11.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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