Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Ethiopic Biblical Manuscripts in the Royal Library of Paris, and in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society: Also Some Account of Those in the Vatican Library at Rome, With Remarks and Extracts So great a treasure being thus acquired, it was resolved that it should not be unemployed.-the Four Gospels were considered the best speci mens of the work that could be printed, to try its reception and its adaptation for general use. The types which had been formed by Ludolf himself were procured from Germany, and various characters were altered, under the direction of Professor Lee, to a nearer imitation of Ethiopic calligraphy. The impression is at the present moment actually. In progress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.