Codex Sassoon Hebrew Bible sells for $38m at auction
A 1,100-year-old biblical manuscript becomes the most valuable book ever to go under the hammer
Source: thenationalnews.com
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A 1,100-year-old biblical manuscript becomes the most valuable book ever to go under the hammer
According to carbon-14 dating, the Codex Sassoon predates the Aleppo and Leningrad Codices
A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible became the most expensive book ever sold when it drew a price of $38.1 million at auction at Sotheby’s in New York City.
A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old sold for $38.1 million in New York on Wednesday, setting a record for the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction.