Lot 262 Wiener Genesis. …

Wiener Genesis. Purpurpergamenthandschrift aus dem 6. Jh. Vollständiges Faksimile des Codex Theol. Gr. 31 der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek in Wien. 2 Bde. Faksimile- und Kommentarband. Frankfurt, Insel 1980. Folio. Ldr mit blindgepr. Titel und Led in Lwd. Kassette.

Buchwesen - Faksimileausgaben – Eins von 900 nummerierten Exemplaren - Hrsg. und mit einem Kommentar von Otto. Mazal, Wien. Die Wiener Genesis mit dem illuminierten Text des ersten Buches des Alten Testaments ist im sechsten Jahrhundert nach Christus im syrisch-palästinensischen Raum entstanden. "Trotz ihres unvollständigen Erhaltungszustandes bietet sie noch immer den schönsten und größten Zyklus biblischer Bilder. Nach der weitgehenden Zerstörung der sogenannten Cotton-Genesis, einer ägyptisch-alexandrinischen Genesishandschrift des 5. oder 6. Jahrhunderts, ist die Wiener Genesis zugleich das älteste erhaltenen Dokument eines Genesiszyklus" (Erläuterungstext). - Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten.

Books on Books - Facsimile Editions – Complete facsimile of Codex Theol. Gr. 31 of the Austrian National Library in Vienna. 2 vols. Facsimile and commentary volume. Leather binding with blind-stamped title and leather in a linen cassette. - One of 900 numbered copies - Edited and with a commentary by Otto Mazal, Vienna. The Vienna Genesis, with the illuminated text of the first book of the Old Testament, originated in the sixth century AD in the Syriac-Palestinian region. "Despite its incomplete state of preservation, it still offers the most beautiful and largest cycle of biblical images. After the extensive destruction of the so-called Cotton Genesis, an Egyptian-Alexandrian Genesis manuscript of the 5th or 6th century, the Vienna Genesis is also the oldest surviving document of a Genesis cycle" (explanatory text). - Overall, very well preserved.

Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €

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