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Gospel Book with Headpiece for Gospel of Luke (left) and Fragment of the Ancient Coptic Binding Originally on It (right)

The Morgan Library & Museum

9th–10th centuriesManuscripts & scrollsEthiopia at the Crossroads (2023)

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Plate 1Gospel Book with Headpiece for Gospel of Luke (left) and Fragment of the Ancient Coptic Binding Originally on It (right), Egypt, 822–914 CE (left); 9th–10th century CE (right), ink and pigment on parchment, leather, gold leaf, and papyrus, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.569A2.
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 197, cat. 116 (supplied scan PDF p. 195)
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Catalogue no. 116: Gospel Book with Headpiece for Gospel of Luke (left) and Fragment of the Ancient Coptic Binding Originally on It (right). 822–914 CE (left); 9th–10th century CE (right); ink and pigment on parchment, leather, gold leaf, and papyrus; Egypt.

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Source date: 822–914 CE (left); 9th–10th century CE (right)
Date evidence: Date supplied by the holding institution or source catalogue.
Holding institution: The Morgan Library & Museum
Recorded provenance: Egypt
Place evidence: Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
Catalogue source: Ethiopia at the Crossroads (2023)
Source record: Cat. 116
Source locator: Printed p. 197, cat. 116 (supplied scan PDF p. 195)
Source citation: Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).