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Or 4410
- Record Id:
- 032-003462987
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003462987
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100086152873.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100158350038.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 4410
- Title:
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Minārat al-aqdās - ܡܢܐܪ̈ܗ ܐܠܐܩܪܐܣ
- Additional Titles:
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منارة الاقداس
- Scope & Content:
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A Garshuni translation of Bar Hebraeus'' work Menarat Qudše, "the Lamp of the Sanctuary".
ff. 1-4v : Various illustrations of the Cross as the Tree of Life.
f. 5v. : The cross with a guide the views of the main Eastern Christian sects on the nature of Christ
f. 6r: A map of the Temple
f. 6v: A chart of the Zodiac with the names of the segments in Arabic and Syriac
f. 7r-v: An astronomical explanation Aʾṭam al-kawākib
f. 8v: A chart of the constellations Mashrāyāte d-sahrā
f. 9r: A chart of the phases of the moon
f. 9v: A map of Europe, West Asia and North Africa, projected from the north looking south
f. 10r: A Cross with the inscription Šúbḥā azmar ṣúrtā ʿatrúṣ ramzā ʿeḥbúš
f. 10v-213r: Text of Minārah al-aqdās
The text was translated by Shamas Sargis ibn Yuhanna al-Dimashqi al-Zarbabi and was produced at the Mar Grigorius Church in Aleppo, Syria in 1696.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003462987
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003462987
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
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1 text, 213 ff
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100158350038.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
Syriac, Classical - Scripts:
- Syriac
- Start Date:
- 1696
- End Date:
- 1696
- Date Range:
- 1696
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper
Dimensions : 300 mm x 220 mm; text boxes 247 mm x 152 mm
Foliation : Western
Ruling : Main text includes text boxes in red ink
Script : In Serto Syriac (Garshuni)
Ink : Main text is in black ink with red catchwords. Chapter headings and decorative beginnings are in red, black, blue, yellow, orange and green inks, with occasional gold leaf
Binding : Original stamped brown leather bindings with wooden (?) boards; cloth visible from spine
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Mr. Budge in 1891.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)