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Product Identifiers
PublisherSmithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
ISBN-101588342409
ISBN-139781588342409
eBay Product ID (ePID)57270286
Product Key Features
Book TitleIn the Beginning : Bibles before the Year 1000
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBiblical Studies / General
Publication Year2006
GenreReligion
AuthorMichelle Brown
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight74.1 Oz
Item Length10.1 in
Item Width9.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal220.4074753
SynopsisMichelle Brown, former curator at the British Library, gathers together seventy fragile biblical treasures in this sumptuously illustrated volume that captures the development of both Bible and book, as well as a formative period of early Christian history. The book features a number of rare parchments, codices, illuminated manuscripts, and jeweled bindings, including new finds from the Monastery of St. Catherine's at Mount Sinai, Egypt, and the Niketas Bible of the 10th-century CE, one of the greatest examples of Byzantine illumination. Leading authorities in the field explore the early history of the Bible in the accompanying essays, revealing its transformation into the complex symbol of faith that it is today.