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

Overview

Provenance

Exhibition History

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