Sold for:
$600
$600
Ethiopic Manuscript, Psalter, with Prayers to Mary. Manuscript on parchment in Ge'ez, in black and red throughout, East Africa, late 18th-early 19th century, bound in wooden boards covered with a blind-stamped geometric designs, a non-adhesive binding with the linked sewing structure, fragments of a mirror within the paste downs of the front broad, and a piece of color printed fabric in the back, housed in its original, two-part calfskin traveling case, with ties, worn by intact; spine on binding becoming detached, thumb marks, toning, and other signs of wear to text, 5 x 6 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-06-01
