Summary

--SUPERS--
Christie's (Pre-fonted)

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ONE OF THE WORLD'S EARLIEST BOOKS IS EXPECTED TO GARNER MORE THAN TWO-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS AT AUCTION LATER THIS YEAR
THE CROSBY-SCHØYEN CODEX WILL GO UNDER THE HAMMER AT CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE IN LONDON ON JUNE 11TH
THE CODEX CONSISTS OF 52 LEAVES - OR 104 PAGES - SAID TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY A SINGLE SCRIBE OVER A PERIOD OF 40 YEARS AT A MONASTERY IN UPPER EGYPT
IT IS THE EARLIEST CHRISTIAN LITURGICAL BOOK -- WRITTEN ON PAPYRUS IN THE COPTIC LANGUAGE WHICH REPLACED HIEROGLYPHICS IN EGYPT
IT LIKELY DATES BACK TO SOMETIME BETWEEN THE MIDDLE OF THE 3RD AND 4TH CENTURIES
THE CODEX IS PART OF A LARGER DISCOVERY MADE IN THE 1950'S COMPRISING BIBLICAL TEXTS, CHRISTIAN WRITINGS, AND PAGAN LITERARY TEXTS
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HISTORY ARCHAEOLOGY AUCTIONS KICKER

Source CNN Collection
Link View details on CNN Collection site
Title 3RD/4TH CENTURY BOOK COULD BE SOLD FOR MORE THAN $26M
Date 04/03/2024
Description --SUPERS--
Christie's (Pre-fonted)

--VO SCRIPT--
ONE OF THE WORLD'S EARLIEST BOOKS IS EXPECTED TO GARNER MORE THAN TWO-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS AT AUCTION LATER THIS YEAR
THE CROSBY-SCHØYEN CODEX WILL GO UNDER THE HAMMER AT CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE IN LONDON ON JUNE 11TH
THE CODEX CONSISTS OF 52 LEAVES - OR 104 PAGES - SAID TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY A SINGLE SCRIBE OVER A PERIOD OF 40 YEARS AT A MONASTERY IN UPPER EGYPT
IT IS THE EARLIEST CHRISTIAN LITURGICAL BOOK -- WRITTEN ON PAPYRUS IN THE COPTIC LANGUAGE WHICH REPLACED HIEROGLYPHICS IN EGYPT
IT LIKELY DATES BACK TO SOMETIME BETWEEN THE MIDDLE OF THE 3RD AND 4TH CENTURIES
THE CODEX IS PART OF A LARGER DISCOVERY MADE IN THE 1950'S COMPRISING BIBLICAL TEXTS, CHRISTIAN WRITINGS, AND PAGAN LITERARY TEXTS
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Class Footage
Length 00:00:45
Frame Rate 2997 fps
Format High Definition
Synopsis --SUPERS--
Christie's (Pre-fonted)

--VO SCRIPT--
ONE OF THE WORLD'S EARLIEST BOOKS IS EXPECTED TO GARNER MORE THAN TWO-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS AT AUCTION LATER THIS YEAR
THE CROSBY-SCHØYEN CODEX WILL GO UNDER THE HAMMER AT CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE IN LONDON ON JUNE 11TH
THE CODEX CONSISTS OF 52 LEAVES - OR 104 PAGES - SAID TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY A SINGLE SCRIBE OVER A PERIOD OF 40 YEARS AT A MONASTERY IN UPPER EGYPT
IT IS THE EARLIEST CHRISTIAN LITURGICAL BOOK -- WRITTEN ON PAPYRUS IN THE COPTIC LANGUAGE WHICH REPLACED HIEROGLYPHICS IN EGYPT
IT LIKELY DATES BACK TO SOMETIME BETWEEN THE MIDDLE OF THE 3RD AND 4TH CENTURIES
THE CODEX IS PART OF A LARGER DISCOVERY MADE IN THE 1950'S COMPRISING BIBLICAL TEXTS, CHRISTIAN WRITINGS, AND PAGAN LITERARY TEXTS
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--KEYWORD TAGS--
HISTORY ARCHAEOLOGY AUCTIONS KICKER
CNN ID 56098047
Name 370D68_RXJJ9Q75ZL
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