Saturday, January 19, 2013

Reflections on the Ethiopian Bible



I read several books from the suggestion list and the one that caught my attention was the Ethiopian Bible. I looked through the book and I was drawn to the Moses and the Book of Genesis pages. The illustration expressed itself. Facing the title page is an illustration of the Old Testament prophet Moses receiving the Tablet of Laws from God. Moses has a special place in the Ethiopian church. He is seen as a figure of primary importance in linking the two covenants, the Old and the New, and has special authority as the receiver of the Law. (Ethiopia Bible Selections, pages 2 and 3)
Red and black were used during the 14th and 15th  century. Ethiopians choose red or black contrast to separate different regions or periods in time.  Their way of repetition was to outlined in yellow strips with red line and blue border with red lines to represent the harag. The pages of the Bible were had center alignment for a formal representation. The proximity of this page was unified and organized. The typefaces were consisted. It was medium font and bold. The symbols were thick and spaced the same. The illustrations were labeled in red.  My eyes stopped when a section or paragraph ended.  

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