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Coptic bookbindings in the Pierpont Morgan Library /

"Theodore C. Peterson wrote 'Coptic Bookbindings in the Pierpont Morgan Library' between 1929 and 1950, but it remained unpublished until now. This seminal work describes the binding techniques and materials of a collection of early manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum (MLM)...

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Main Author: Petersen, Theodore C. (Author)
Other Authors: Trujillo, Francisco, 1970- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : The Legacy Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Coptic bookbinding > Catalogs.
Pierpont Morgan Library > Catalogs.
Morgan, J. Pierpont > (John Pierpont), > 1837-1913 > Art collections > Catalogs.
Bookbinding > Egypt > 10th century.
Bookbinding > Egypt > Catalogs.
Bookbinding > New York (State) > New York > Catalogs.
Morgan, J. Pierpont > (John Pierpont), > 1837-1913.
Pierpont Morgan Library.
Art > Private collections.
Bookbinding.
Coptic bookbinding.
Egypt.
New York (State) > New York.
Catalogs.
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Summary:"Theodore C. Peterson wrote 'Coptic Bookbindings in the Pierpont Morgan Library' between 1929 and 1950, but it remained unpublished until now. This seminal work describes the binding techniques and materials of a collection of early manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum (MLM). The collection consists of ninth- and tenth-century bindings of over fifty manuscripts discovered in 1910 in the Fayum Oasis in Egypt. The collection of Coptic manuscripts was purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, Sr., in 1911. It remains the largest collection of Coptic manuscripts in a single location in the world."
Physical Description:xx, 496 pages : illustrations, color plates ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 485- 491) and index.
ISBN:9781953421043
1953421040