Bible with Ancient Binding

822–914; binding: 7th–8th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bible with Ancient Binding
  • Date: 822–914; binding: 7th–8th century
  • Culture: Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt)
  • Medium: Ink on vellum and papyrus; leather binding
  • Dimensions: 15 1/4 × 11 15/16 in. (387 × 303 mm) (manuscript)
    15 1/16 × 11 5/8 × 11/16 in. (38.2 × 29.5 × 1.8 cm) (binding)
    Display cradle: 14 x 21 1/4 14
    Display easel (binding): 13 x 11 3/8 x 8
  • Classification: Manuscripts
  • Credit Line: The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
  • Rights and Reproduction: The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
Bible with Ancient Binding - Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art