| Sotheby's Auction House - Armenian Documents | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1758 |
| Catalog #: | 425734 | |
| Clip Number: | 425734-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-021-05 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | England, London | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EXHIBITIONS: Museum, Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London RELIGION: Christianity, Orthodox, Misc RELIGION: Sacred Text | |
| Description: | Same as catalog #520348 Twenty-three previous Armenian Gospel manuscripts are taken off auction sale by Sotheby's of London, following protests by church Prelates. The documents, 700-years old and worth over a million and a half, were allegedly taken from Jerusalem. Exterior shot - Sotheby's Auction House of London. MS - Inside one of the merchant's holds up precious Armenian manuscripts valued at 1 1/2 -million dollars. CU - One of the pages of the manuscript's depicting Christ blessing a man. CU - Merchant’s face. CU - Hands turning the pages. | |
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