Vatican City, Oct 7, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA). The Vatican Library has a ninth-century manuscript currently on display at the Dubai Expo. Three original manuscripts from the Vatican Apostolic Library are part of a Holy See exhibit on display until March 31, 2022, at the world s fair in the United Arab Emirates. The oldest of the documents is an Arabic translation of the Greek scholar Theon of Alexandria s introduction to Ptolemy s Handy Tables, produced between 800 A.D. and 830 A.D. by the Bay
An original manuscript from the Vatican Apostolic Library. / Screenshot from Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana YouTube channel.Vatican City, Oct 7, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).The Vatican Library has a ninth-century manuscript currently on display at the Dubai Expo.Three original manuscripts from the Vatican Apostolic Library are part of a Holy See exhibit on display until March 31, 2022, at the world s fair in the United Arab Emirates.Screenshot from Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana YouTube channel.The oldest of the documents is an Arabic translation of the Greek scholar Theon of Alexandria s introduction to Ptolemy s "Handy Tables," produced between 800 A.D. and 830 A.D. by the Bayt al-?ikmah, or House of Wisdom, in Baghdad.It is the first time that the manuscript has left the Vatican Library. A video released by the Vatican explained how it came into the possession of the Catholic Church centuries ago.In the late ninth century, Christian monks from a Palestinian monastery purchased s
Vatican City, Oct 7, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA). The Vatican Library has a ninth-century manuscript currently on display at the Dubai Expo. Three original manuscripts from the Vatican Apostolic Library are part of a Holy See exhibit on display until March 31, 2022, at the world s fair in the United Arab Emirates. The oldest of the documents is an Arabic translation of the Greek scholar Theon of Alexandria s introduction to Ptolemy s Handy Tables, produced between 800 A.D. and 830 A.D. by the Bay
Vatican City, Oct 7, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA). The Vatican Library has a ninth-century manuscript currently on display at the Dubai Expo. Three original manuscripts from the Vatican Apostolic Library are part of a Holy See exhibit on display until March 31, 2022, at the world s fair in the United Arab Emirates. The oldest of the documents is an Arabic translation of the Greek scholar Theon of Alexandria s introduction to Ptolemy s Handy Tables, produced between 800 A.D. and 830 A.D. by the Bay