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Or 6798
- Record Id:
- 032-003456996
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003456996
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100082076558.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171515953.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 6798
- Title:
- Miscellany
- Scope & Content:
-
An Armenian manuscript containing:
ff.3r-14r Questions about the precept of Adam
ff.14v-18v Concerning the coming of Christ to Jerusalem
ff.19r-80r History and testament of the Passion of Christ
ff.80v-138r Honorific titles to be used in addressing a Catholicos
ff.138v-150v A eulogium of and exhortation to the study of philosophy
ff.151r-157v A list of shorthand signs for various names and things
ff.158r-178v A collection of moral tales and parables
ff.179r-184v A chronology
ff.185r-236v Tracts on medicine and physiognomy
ff.237r-239v Proclus' tract on Calends
ff.240r-243r Precepts called 'Of King Nushrowan', very profitable and useful
ff.243v-245v Precepts composed by philosophers
ff.246r-253r A text beginning 'I found the following in Persian and will write it out' that is also found in manuscript Or 6798, from f.57
ff.253v-255v The 37 useful precepts of Aristotle
ff.256r-261v A text beginning 'Four times shall a man humble himself before the dread tribunal...'
ff.262r-264r A text beginning 'If you would find out the letter of the year, proceed as follows: Take steadily the 35th exponent, and subtract...'
f.264v Colophon
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Armenian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003456996", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 6798: Miscellany" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003456996
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003456996
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- Codex, 264 ff
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100171515953.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Armenian
- Scripts:
- Armenian
- Start Date:
- 1715
- End Date:
- 1715
- Date Range:
- 1715
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper. 264 folios. 17 x 14 cm (written surface 13 x 8.5 cm). Text in a single column of 17-19 lines. Text is written in notrgir, with red headers and capitals. Binding is modern, half-bound in green leather, with the covers of the old tooled bindings glued within the new covers.
- Finding Aids:
- For more information, see Conybeare, F.C. 1913. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: The British Museum. pp 225-228, 328-329.
- Publications:
- Conybeare, F.C. 1913. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: The British Museum. pp 225-228, 328-329.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)