NEW YORK: 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.
The owner of Kerry’s Parknasilla Hotel hotel owner, Jacqui Safra, has sold the Codex Sassoon – the worlds oldest and most complete Hebrew bible – for over $38 million.
The oldest most complete Hebrew Bible has been bought at Sotheby's New York for $38.1m (£30.6m), becoming the most valuable manuscript sold at auction.