1. Add MS 8246
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8246
- Title:
- PONTIFICAL OF THE MARONITE CHURCH; 1723. Syriac, Arabic and Latin. The Pontifical was written in 1683 in the Patriarchal Monastery of St. Mary, Kanubin, Mount Lebanon, by Stephen Doueihi, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch (1670-1704). As explained in the preface (ff. 4-6v), Doueihi''s text is a revision of the original Pontifical by Jeremiah (Ermiya) al-Amshiti, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch (1209-1230), based on a comparison with a ritual written in 1295 by Theodore, Archbishop of Akourah, and ...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings ITALIAN: Mottled brown leather over pasteboards with gilt-tooled spine: mid 18th cent. Liturgies: Manuscripts ARABIC: Eastern Churches: Stephen Doueihi, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch: Jeremiah al-Amshiti, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch: Andrea Scandar, Professor of Arabic: Manuscripts S...
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Arabic, English, Latin, and Syriac, Classical
- Date Range:
- 1723
- Extent:
- 1 item