中英對照讀新聞》One of the oldest books in existence expected to fetch over $2.6 million at auction 現存最古老書籍之一預料會在拍賣會上以超過260萬美元拍出

克羅斯比-舒延手抄本將在6月於倫敦拍賣。（路透）

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A book from Egypt that was written at the dawn of Christianity and is considered one of the oldest books in existence will go up for auction in June in London.

埃及一本寫於基督教黎明之時的書籍，被視為現存最古老書本之一，將在六月於倫敦進行拍賣。

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The Crosby-Schoyen Codex - written in Coptic on papyrus around 250-350 AD, and produced in one of the first Christian monasteries - has an estimated sale value of $2.6 million to $3.8 million, according to Christie’s.

據佳士得說法，西元250至350年間，克羅斯比-舒延手抄本在早期的一間基督教修道院中，以科普特語在莎草紙上寫成。預估拍出價格為260萬至380萬美元。

The 104 pages (52 leaves) were written by one scribe over a period of 40 years at a monastery in upper Egypt and are preserved behind plexiglass. The codex contains the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.

這本104頁（52張）的手抄本由一名抄寫員於上埃及的一座修道院中花費40年著書。現在保存在有機玻璃後。手抄本包含了彼得前書和約拿書。

The codex was discovered in Egypt in the 1950s and acquired by the University of Mississippi, where it remained until 1981. Norwegian manuscript collector Dr. Martin Schoyen acquired it in 1988 and is now auctioning it off with some other highlights of his Shoyen Collection, one of the largest private manuscript collections in the world.

手抄本於1950年代從埃及出土，由密西西比大學取得並保有至1981年。挪威手抄本蒐集家馬丁．舒延博士在1988年取得。如今與其它的舒延收藏一些精品品項一同拍賣。舒延收藏是全世界最具規模的私人手抄本收藏之一。

新聞辭典

fetch：動詞，取得、售得。例句：The work of the highly anticipated artist is estimated to fetch about two millions at auction.（這位備受期待的藝術家作品估計能在拍賣會喊價約2百萬美元）

preserve：動詞，維護、保存。例句：These antiques of Ancient Rome are perfectly preserved.（這些古羅馬古物保存完善）

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