Mäṣḥafä Bərhan (Book of Light)
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Artwork Details
- Title: Mäṣḥafä Bərhan (Book of Light)
- Date: ca. 1450–1468
- Culture: Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
- Medium: Black and red ink on parchment
- Dimensions: 9 13/16 × 13 3/4 in. (25 × 35 cm)
- Classification: Manuscripts
- Credit Line: Collection of the Académie des Sciences / Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Paris
- Rights and Reproduction: Académie des sciences, on deposit at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, fonds d'Abbadie
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters