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Gǝʿǝz manuscripts in Ethiopia: What a trained outsider can see today

Ethiopia, one of the oldest Christian countries on the Horn of Africa, remains one of the few places in the world where parchment manuscripts are still produced and allows scholars to historically trace textual transmission. As the technology of mass print production competes with this ancient practice, this photo essay considers how church communities preserve manuscript production and protect its sacred value in liturgical practices.