Exhibitions

Biblical Manuscripts

April 1, 1977 – March 30, 1978

National Museum of Asian Art Freer Gallery of Art
Jefferson Drive and 12th St., SW
Washington, DC

West Corridor

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View a collection of Biblical manuscripts dated from the 3rd to the 17th centuries. Earliest among the works is a series executed on papyrus and known internationally to Biblical scholars as the Codex Washingtonensis. Greek, Coptic and Armenian manuscripts are also on view, as well as associated artifacts.