In the Beginning - Bibles Before the Year 1000 by Michelle Brown
Michelle 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.
This hard cover book is in very good condition with slight imperfections to the dust jacket. Pages in very good condition.
ISBN 10: 1588342409 / ISBN 13: 9781588342409
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Publication Date: 2006
