Tag: parchment
Rare Dead Sea Scroll on Display in Jerusalem
In order to protect the scroll, which is indescribably fragile, it has been encased in a special "smart glass" viewing box that minimizes exposure to light.
Getting Under the Skin of Medieval Bible Mystery
Thousands of pocket bibles were made in the 13th century.. The origin of the parchment — often called ‘uterine vellum’ — has been a source of longstanding controversy. Until now...
Researchers Ponder World’s Oldest Qur’an – Is It Older Than Mohammad?
Fragile pages of possibly the world's oldest Qur'an could pre-date the birth of Islam's founder, prophet Mohammed.
The Parchment of Rebuke That Came Home
Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman examined the piece of Torah parchment, cut from a Torah scroll in an Eastern European synagogue, and used by a Luftwaffe officer to wrap his ID card during World War II.