(AFRICA.) Manuscript volume of Bible stories. Five full page watercolor illustrations (probably of a later vintage), one double page, and a smaller one at a chapter closing at the end of the volume. 155 leaves in Ge'ez, with the usual accents and chapter headings in red ink.; original embossed leather-covered wooden boards with some rubbing to the spine extremities; leather with warm patina. should be seen. Ethiopia, circa 1750-1850
a fine example of classic Ethiopian Ge'ez Biblical text, with fine superb hand-painted illustrations of saints etc. These illustrations may have been added to this volume at a later date, as is common with many of the Ge'ez books that have apperaed on the recent market.
