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This coptic manuscript is made in the 18th centuryethiopia very old ethiopian coptic ge’ez manuscript or bible with old wood coverstotal 86 pages with wood coversprobably in ‘geez’, the language of the ethiopian churchare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis bible is from the the early ’s, and is museum quality and a rare one of a kind item that would complement your collection or homeparchment leaves (animal skin) inscribed with black and red in the ethiopian script on both sides of the leavesoverall, all parts of the bible reveal an impressive old quality and usage with a beautiful patinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease refer to the photos as they form an integral part of the descriptioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableeach page written by hand in ge'ez on vellum using red and black ink and bound in a between 2 wood covers - vellum is fine parchment from a calf or goat skin - the red ink is used for religious saints or names of holy figures - see photographs for conditiona good example in age appropriate conditionearly 18th-century museum quality, read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitegood condition for age - some cracks to spine as shown in photographs - some soiling to pages with usual smudge marks and occasional holes, which are normal characteristics for this type of bible of this agebound between two book covers made of woodsize are 14 cm x 8 cm
240 €
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Ancient ethiopian manuscript of the coptic church composed of sheets joined togethervellum pages read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe parchment, completely open, measures 160 cm, when rolled up approx
22 €
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The ethiopian coptic church does not officially allow manufacturing and wearing these amulets, partly because of the mixing with the african nature religionsusually, the text on the role is written with handmade black and red paint or ink, and in the ethiopic ge’ez language, that is now no longer used, except for religious purposesthe metal objects visible in one or more pictures are not included in this lotare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikieach protective amulet, also known as kitab or kitabe, was made for some specific reason, and for one specific individual; it was usually made of goat skin turned into vellum, as in this caseour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: good, with signs of use and spotscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesometimes illustrations are added, and nearly always the baptismal name of the person for whom the role was madeantique kitab amulet from ethiopia, once created for every day mobile protection, healing and blessingthe texts also hold many influences of nature religions, interspersed by magical elementsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions: cm read morethe roles were written and decorated by religious scholars, dabtaras (religious figures acting outside the church hierarchy) or priests and contain christian-oriented prayers and/or stories or relevant texts from ethiopian christian manuscripts/bibles
62 €
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The author delineates greek, coptic, ethiopian, syrian, armenian, georgian and russian traditionsthe whole range of christian theology is touched onsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop aberystwyth this book surveys the history and themes of orthodox spirituality
25 €
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Oxfam bookshop preston the apocryphal acts of andrew' is the first modern collection of studies on the most important aspects of the acts of andrew, an early christian kind of novel, which has only partially been preserved in greek, latin and copticmuch attention is paid to spiritual climate of the acts of andrew and its connections with platonism and gnosticismin addition to a thorough discussion of its date and place of origin, the collection of essays discusses many aspects of the acts of andrew, such as its interest in magic, martyrdom and the place of the devil, its preoccupation with scatology, and its interest in eroticismsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefinally, it analyses the armenian translation, which is shown to be an important witness to the original textcover slightly dog-eared but otherwise as newit looks at its relationship with poimandres, with the pagan novels and with other christian writings, in particular the acts of john and the acts of andrew and mathias
17 €
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Bible part in coptic alphabet, presumably from ethiopia (east africa), in original leather bagbound to 2 wooden boardsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith original leather bagsome scattered moisture tracesthickness including boards 5our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemanuscript on some sort of parchment in red and blackplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
114 €
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The coss is handcrafted by use of the lost-wax method, so it is uniquethe cross has a hollow shaft for mounting on a wooden handle, so that it can be carried above the heads of people in processions and religious ceremoniesthe two lower arms are made for the hanging of the cloth which accompanies the cross when it is carried by the deaconsmaterial: an alloy of silver, copper and nickelare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerarely seen is this church scarf still being presentthis very large cross belongs to the group of processional crosses which accompanies each procession of the ethiopian orthodox churchthis is the largest cross of such kindthe cloth reminds of christ's dressesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
134 €
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Oxfam books & music olney istasia is a coptic widow living in the egyptian delta, who becomes a local legend when she dedicates her life to revenging the death her son through prayerthe moral of the story is that not every muslim is good or christian evil and that, no matter the religion, god will answer the prayers of anyone who has been wrongedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreassistance comes in the unlikely form of the son of the village's leading muslim family, notorious for their ruthlessness and cruelty, a lawyer who decides to investigate the case and bring istasia's son's unknown murderers to justicearabic language book, very good condition
9 €
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Since the gospels give scant information on the family's time in egypt the experts assembled here have had to resort to a little detective work: examining the coptic sources and the rich culture the copts have had as one of the first christian communities in the world and the primary denomination in egypt; combing through all the ancient references and testimonials in libraries around the world; and walking egypt from end to end, collecting local traditions and sharing in pilgrimage festivals throughout the countrysignificantly, all sites the family is said to have visited are included, even in the absence of scholarly support, because thousands of believers prove by their faith that the family's presence remains to this dayhere, at last, scholars, general readers, and tourists alike will find a comprehensive guide to the traditions associated with the holy family in egypteach expert reports his findings here in a refined yet engaging waymore than 100 full-color photographs vividly demonstrate that the spirit of the holy family remains alive in the land where jesus took his first earthly steps-in solitary groves, desert retreats, and urban sites where churches now attest to their sacred character, in jewel-encrusted icons that candidly reveal the mercy of jesus, and in the worshipful regard of celebrants, congregants, monks, and pilgrimssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop fulwood road "arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into egypt, and be thou there until i bring thee word"(mattthe world long awaited the arrival of the messiah, and the prophecy intimated that he would appear in egyptbut how long would he stay? where would he go? this remarkable book retraces the footsteps of the holy family in egypt as they fled the decree of herod ordering the slaughter of all male infants under the age of two
45 €