Fine Arts
World’s oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible goes to auction
Humble leather bound book is arguably one of the most influential books in human history and is being offered for sale by Sotheby’s New York with an estimate of $30-$50 million
The Codex Sassoon is the most complete copy of the Hebrew Bible dating from the late ninth or early tenth century, containing all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible divided into three parts, the Torah, the Nevi’im and the Ketuvim. Missing only 12 leaves, it will be offered for sale by Sotheby’s New York on May 16.
The humble and simple brown leather binding added in the 20th century is a manuscript which weighs less ...
