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1. Add MS 11856

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Title:
Gospels
Scope & Content:
A beautiful codex with colorful and golden illustrations of the four evangelists and floral patterns. It belongs to the so-called Alexandrian or Egyptian Vulgate recension, which became the most wide spread version of the Gospels in the Coptic and other communities from the thirteenth century on...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1336-1337
Extent:

Codex; ff. 205

2. Add MS 12134

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Title:
Mapqānā - ܡܦܩܢܐ
Scope & Content:
The Book of Exodus, or ܡܦܩܢܐ, translated form the Septuagint by Paul of Tellā, and divided into chapters called ܩܦܠܐܐ, of which there are ten in the manuscript. There also 42 marginal sub-divisions and over 3300 versicles. The text starts on f. 2r with an imperfect listing of the lessons that ar...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, Greek, Ancient, and Syriac, Classical
Date Range:
697
Extent:

1 text, 134 ff.

3. Add MS 12139

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Title:
ᶜal ḥalā w-súyāᶜā d-tlítiyútā qadíšā: mšrínan d-nektúb pāreš d-qeryāne d-ᶜatíqtā w-d-ḥadtā - ܥܠ ܚܠܐ ܘܣܘܝܥܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ : ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܦܪܫ ܕܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܥܬܝܩܐ ܘܕܚܕܬܐ
Scope & Content:
The first part of a lectionary from the Old and New Testaments, selected and arranged by Athanasius, Patriarch of Antioch, intended for use in the Church of the East. The lessons are all taken from the Pešíṭtā, with the exception of a few at the beginning, which are from the LXX and the Harklean...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Greek, Ancient, and Syriac, Classical
Date Range:
1000
Extent:

1 text, 139 ff.

4. Add MS 12150

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Title:
Syriac Codex
Scope & Content:
A codex of six Syriac texts, all copied in the same Madenḥāyā hand. f. 1r: A series of notes in Arabic and Syriac written in a hand other than that of the scribe, primarily religious formulae, as well as a brief, partially illegible inscription in Greek or Coptic; ff. 1v-72v: The Recognition...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Coptic, and Syriac, Classical
Date Range:
412
Extent:

Codex, 255 ff

5. Add MS 12375

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Minhāj at-Tālibīn by Abú Zakariya Yahya an-Nawawi in Arabic; a treatise on Islamic law. Many marginal annotations and paratexts in a much smaller hand. The colophon on f. 196r is dated Jumadilawal 1161 (April 1748), and the scribe named as Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Boni al-Malari (of Bone and...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:

209 folios

6. Add MS 14456

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Title:
Iwangelíon
Scope & Content:
An imperfect copy of the Gospels (ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ) in the Peshíṭtā version. The four books are divided as follows: ff. 3v-43v: The Gospel of Matthew, which is missing chapters VIII.10-IX.2; ff. 43v-72v: The Gospel of Mark; ff. 72v-119r: The Gospel of Luke; ff. 119r-156: The Gospel of John. Eac...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Greek, Ancient, and Syriac, Classical
Date Range:
7th century-8th century
Extent:
1 text, 156 ff.

7. Add MS 14467

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Title:
Fragments from the Gospels of Matthew and John
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This volume contains portions from Matthew and John. Another part of the manuscript is found in Leipzig, University Library, Or. 1075. These fragments contain an early Arabic rendition of the Gospels, presented in parallel with a Syriac rendition. As such, they serve as witnesses to the biling...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Syriac, Classical
Date Range:
10th century
Extent:

Codex; ff. 15.

8. Add MS 17134

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Title:
Syriac Codex
Scope & Content:
A codex of various works, both poetic and theological, in Syriac. The contents of the codex are as follows: ff. 2r-3v : Three hymns, including one on Julian Saba, all of which appear to be in the hand of the scribe of the main text ; f. 3v : A doxology; f. 4r : A sedrā for Lent ; f. 4v : ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Greek, Ancient, and Syriac, Classical
Date Range:
675
Extent:

Codex, 85 ff

9. Add MS 17182

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Title:
Egarātā marmiyātā d-ḥakímā parsāyā - ܐܕܪܬܐ ܡܪܡܝܬܐ ܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ
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A codex of two Syriac texts copied at different times, both of which are imperfect. These are the first and second parts of the works of Aphrates, the contents of which are as follows: Text 1 ff. 2r-11v : An introduction to the works, followed by ܬܣܝܬܐ ܕܣܝܡܢܘܬܐ; ff. 11v-23r : ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ; ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Coptic, Latin, and Syriac, Classical
Date Range:
474-512
Extent:

2 texts, 175 ff.

10. Add MS 46367

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Title:
Harington Papers, volume II
Scope & Content:
ff. i–143v: Harington Papers, ‘Prose No. II’, comprising copies of letters, etc., c. 1544–1581, with later additions mainly in the hand of John Harington, MP (d. 1564). One of the two main hands (ff. 7–17 and throughout) is the same as that in Add MS 46366, ff. 1–78. Contents: f. i: Notes on ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, Greek, Ancient, Hebrew, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1544-1653
Extent:
1 volume