Subject: Plate: 'Manes seu Manichaeus Corbicus.' (Mani). Mani, in Latin Manichaeus, (216–276), of Iranian origin was the prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a gnostic religion of Late Antiquity which was once widespread but is now extinct. Mani was born in or near Seleucia-Ctesiphon in Asuristan (Assyria), at the time still part of the Parthian Empire. Six of his major works were written in Syriac Aramaic and the seventh, dedicated to the king of the empire, Shapur I, was written in Middle Persian. He died in Gundeshapur, under the Sassanid Empire.
Condition: Excellent. General age related toning. Paper edges occasionally a bit browned. Please study scan carefully.
Medium: Copperplate etching on a verge type paper, with watermark present in most sheets from this work. Rear of sheet blank.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 20 x 33 cm. The image size is ca. 15 x 26 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 7.9 x 13 inch. The image size is ca. 5.9 x 10.2 inch.
Part Number: 22848
Location: A126-04