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Early Christian Scripture and ancient codices draw collectors’ eyes to Paris
By Catherine Pepinster — April 22, 2024
LONDON (RNS) — The starring role in a June auction at Christie's will be taken by the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, the oldest known book in private hands. Written on papyrus in the Coptic language, it contains the oldest complete version of the First Epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.
Bidding starts at $50K for Bible that went to moon
By Mark A. Kellner — July 25, 2018
(RNS) — The tiny, space-traveling Bible was one of 11 that left Earth's atmosphere in the care of landing module commander Edgar Mitchell, who died in 2016 on the eve of the 45th anniversary of his lunar landing.
‘Portrait of a Bride’ tells the story of a market in Jewish art
By Yonat Shimron — July 3, 2017
NEW YORK (RNS) Isidor Kaufmann got rich selling paintings of Hasidic Jews to assimilated Jews. Today, Hasidic Jews are snapping up his works.
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