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Reference (shelfmark):: Or 425
Title:: Four Gospels and Lectionaries
Scope & Content:: This volume contains a bilingual Coptic-Arabic version of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and the end of John with liturgical calendars in Coptic Epact numerals, as well as readings according to the Church Year. The text is that of the Alexandrian Vulgate. Contents : Liturgical calendar and Euse...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic and Coptic
Date Range:: 1308
Extent:: 1 item, 166 fols.

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 426
Title:: Gospel of John
Scope & Content:: This volume contains a bilingual Coptic-Arabic version of the Gospel of John (from John 1:23b to end), according to the Alexandrian Vulgate tradition. Contents : John, fols. 1r–138r (Fol. 138v blank) Notes on liturgical readings etc, fols. 139r–146r The manuscript does not contain a colophon...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic and Coptic
Date Range:: 13th century
Extent:: Codex, 146 ff

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 429
Title:: The Euchologion
Scope & Content:: This bound volume contains the Anaphorae or Liturgies of Basil, Gregory, and Cyril (St. Mark) with some prayers and an order for the reconsecration of the chalice.There are several colophons that give the month but not the year of writing.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic and Coptic
Date Range:: 8th century
Extent:: 1 item, 315 fols.

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 433
Title:: The Baptismal Service
Scope & Content:: This bound volume contains the post-natal baptismal order and a baptismal hymn in both Coptic and Arabic. Sections of the manuscript are dated 1690 CE and 1757 CE.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic and Coptic
Date Range:: 1691
Extent:: 1 item, 85 fols.

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 438
Title:: The Service for the consecration of the Holy Oil
Scope & Content:: This bound volume contains the order of the consecration of the oil or the lamp in both Coptic and Arabic.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic and Coptic
Date Range:: 1459
Extent:: 1 item, 102 fols.

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 1001
Title:: Gospels
Scope & Content:: This volume contains a bilingual Coptic-Arabic version of the four Gospels according to the Alexandrian Vulgate version arranged into two columns. Contents : Cross, fol. 1v Introduction and sum up of Matthew, fols. 2r–4v Matthew, fols. 5r–72r (Fols. 72v–73r, blank; later notes) Introductio...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic, Coptic, and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:: 12th century-13th century
Extent:: Codex, 264 ff

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 1314(1)
Title:: 10 Prophesies
Scope & Content:: The current renditions of the Prophets into Coptic and Arabic are not only of interest for the textual history of the Septuagint –the Vorlage of the Arabic texts–, but also for the approach to the Bible among Copts in the pre-modern era. The scribe carefully compared the Coptic and Arabic texts ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic and Coptic
Date Range:: 1373-74
Extent:: Codex; ff. 117

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 1314(2)
Title:: Prophecies and other texts in Coptic and Arabic
Scope & Content:: The current renditions of the Prophets into Coptic and Arabic are not only of interest for the textual history of the Septuagint –the Vorlage of the Arabic texts–, but also for the approach to the Bible among Copts in the pre-modern era. The scribe carefully compared the Coptic and Arabic texts ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic and Coptic
Date Range:: 1373-74
Extent:: 13 texts; ff. 135

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 1315
Title:: The Gospels
Scope & Content:: This bound volume contains the four Gospels in Coptic with an Arabic translation in two columns, preceded by the Eusebian sections and canons. Contents : (Fihrist, fol. 1v, fly-leaf) (Fol. 1r blank) Decoration (cross), fol. 2v Eusebius’ Letter to Carpianus, Eusebian Canons, fols. 3r–12v ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic and Coptic
Date Range:: 1208
Extent:: 1 item, 447 ff

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