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Illuminated Bible in Ge'ez
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Illuminated Bible in Ge'ez

Object number2020.17.10
ProvenancePurchased by the donors in Ethiopia between 1967-69; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Credit LineGift of Dr. John E. and Ruth E. Bean
Dimensions6 x 6 x 3 in. (15.2 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm)
MediumVellum parchment, acacia wood, and tempera ink
Leaf from a Bible
Leaf from a Bible
French
1270
Object number: 44.656
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Bible Leaf, Judges XI
Object number: 44.674
Photo: Paul Macapia
Qur'an page
Islamic
late 8th century
Object number: 47.100
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Page from a Syriac Lectionary of the Gospels
ca. 10th century
Object number: 67.65
Psalter in the Ge'ez language
Psalter in the Ge'ez language
15th, 17th, and 19th centuries
Object number: 2001.1081
Photo: Scott Leen
Folio from the dispersed "Blue Qur'an"
North African
9th century
Object number: 69.37
Photo: Scott Leen
Scenes From The Life Of St. George
Byzantine
ca. 13th century
Object number: 45.71
Illuminated page: Battle Scene
Illuminated page: Battle Scene
Islamic
1508
Object number: 49.175
Image Not Available for Cranmer Bible of the Whitchurch Folio
Cranmer Bible of the Whitchurch Folio
1549
Object number: 49.74
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Bible manuscript leaf, Judges, I
1475
Object number: 44.678
Section of a Music Sheet
Section of a Music Sheet
Italian (Genoa)
Second half 14th century (c. 1370?)
Object number: 69.53
Psalter Page
Psalter Page
French
ca. 1440-1450
Object number: 81.102