Oldest Quran Sells For $2.3 million by the Hispanic Society of America
Tagged: book, latin america, library, New York, New York City, Spain“The oldest known complete copy of Quran written in 1203, has been auctioned and sold for $2.3 million in London, England on Tuesday.
Christie auction house said the sacred book, which auctioneers believed to be sold at $715,000 fetched at least $2,327,300 when auction ended in London.”*
I had never even heard of the Hispanic Society of America. A free museum and reference library for the study of the arts and cultures of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America in New York City.
Posted on: October 24th, 2007Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Cultura, Top Stories
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