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May 2007 Fine Art & Antiques Auction

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1122. A Very Rare Biblical Bifolium in Coptic & Arabic, ca. 17th Century

An excerpt from The New Testament in Coptic. With marginal and interlinear commentary in Arabic. In black and red pigments. On paper. Middle European, ca. 17th Century. The coptic script is modeled on a much earlier exemplar, possibly 11-15th c. Chinese cabinet, second shelf.



100/200   Sold $178.25
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