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| − | '''Bible auctions''' are notable auctions or sales of authentic manuscripts of the [[Bible]]. | + | '''Bible auctions''' are notable auctions or sales of authentic manuscripts of the [[Bible]]: |
| − | [[category:Bible]] | + | *the earliest (late 800s-early 900s A.D.) and most complete [[Hebrew]] [[Bible]] manuscript sold in May 2023 for $38.1 million at an auction at Sotheby's in [[New York City]], breaking the reading for highest price ever paid for any manuscript.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/style/article/oldest-bible-auction-scli-intl/index.html</ref> |
| + | ::called the "Codex Sassoon," this manuscript consisted of 792 parchment, animal skin pages, and weighed 26.5 pounds. It is missing only 12 full pages. | ||
| + | *On December 5, 2016, a Bible collection of the theologian Charles Caldwell Ryrie raised more than $7.3 million at a [[Sotheby's]] auction, of which a later Middle English version of the Wycliffite manuscript garnered millions.<ref name="List"/> | ||
| + | *"Eight pages of a first edition [[Gutenberg Bible]]" sold at [[Sotheby's]] for $970,000 on June 19, 2015, which "far surpassed its $500,000-700,000 estimate."<ref>https://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/blogs/books-manuscripts/gutenberg-bible-pages-auction-for-970-000</ref> | ||
| + | *A complete [[Gutenberg Bible]] -- only 49 in existence -- has an estimated auction value of $5.4 million to $35 million. In 1987, one volume from a Gutenberg set sold for $5.4 million.<ref name="List">https://moneymade.io/learn/article/antique-bible</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Bay Psalm Book]], $16.5 million, which is an illustrated [[Book of Psalms]] that was initially printed in 1640 in the United States, with only 11 surviving copies today. A copy sold for $14 million in 2013.<ref name="List"/> | ||
| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
| + | [[category:Bible]]: | ||
Latest revision as of 19:31, April 7, 2024
Bible auctions are notable auctions or sales of authentic manuscripts of the Bible:
- the earliest (late 800s-early 900s A.D.) and most complete Hebrew Bible manuscript sold in May 2023 for $38.1 million at an auction at Sotheby's in New York City, breaking the reading for highest price ever paid for any manuscript.[1]
- called the "Codex Sassoon," this manuscript consisted of 792 parchment, animal skin pages, and weighed 26.5 pounds. It is missing only 12 full pages.
- On December 5, 2016, a Bible collection of the theologian Charles Caldwell Ryrie raised more than $7.3 million at a Sotheby's auction, of which a later Middle English version of the Wycliffite manuscript garnered millions.[2]
- "Eight pages of a first edition Gutenberg Bible" sold at Sotheby's for $970,000 on June 19, 2015, which "far surpassed its $500,000-700,000 estimate."[3]
- A complete Gutenberg Bible -- only 49 in existence -- has an estimated auction value of $5.4 million to $35 million. In 1987, one volume from a Gutenberg set sold for $5.4 million.[2]
- Bay Psalm Book, $16.5 million, which is an illustrated Book of Psalms that was initially printed in 1640 in the United States, with only 11 surviving copies today. A copy sold for $14 million in 2013.[2]
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