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Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel Or 6
Title:: Rawḍat al-farīd wa-salwat al-waḥīd - روضة الفريد و سلوة الوحيد
Scope & Content:: The current text, composed by the Egyptian Simʿān ibn Kalīl (d. ca. 1240 CE), provides a guide to true Christian life. Not only does is make accessible ascetic literature for a new audience, it is also composed in rhymed prose. The author was well versed in the Scriptures and in the tradition of...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 1599
Extent:: Codex; ff. 162.

Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel Or 15
Title:: Psalms, Odes, Prayers
Scope & Content:: This volume consists of a beautifully illuminated Mamluk codex. It contains a carefully copied translation of the Psalms and related texts into Arabic as well as a guide how to approach them. In a lengthy introduction, the Psalms are contextualized both in historical (Biblical) time and within t...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic and Coptic
Date Range:: 13th century -16th century
Extent:: Codex, fols. 332

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