Abyssinian New Testament, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, 13th Century

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This Coptic manuscript, bound in wood boards dates from the 13th century and is hand-lettered and painted on parchment. A Coptic stitch runs through the folded signatures and attaches them to each other with chain stitches across the spine.

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Abyssinian New Testament, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, 13th Century

Abyssinian New Testament, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, 13th Century. Printing Museum, Houston, TX. https://printingmuseum.org/. Photo by IEEE History Center.