Details

Subject(s)

• Christian shrines—Jerusalem [Browse]
• Christian shrines—Palestine [Browse]
• Jerusalem—Description and travel [Browse]
• Palestine—Description and travel [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Princeton Greek 12. [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Paper [Browse]

Compiled/​Created

[16--].

Summary note

A descriptive guide to the sites of the Holy Land. Descriptions primarily concern the Christological sites in Jerusalem, although Bethlehem and Nazareth, some Old Testament sites, and a couple of famous monastic establishments of the region are also included.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Layout: 17-18 long lines per page.
• Decoration: pen-and-ink drawings enhanced with color (orange, blue-green, and brown) throughout.
• Origin: Written in the 17th century.

Binding note

Brown leather.

Language note

Greek.

Script

Written by one scribe with many orthographical mistakes.

Source acquisition

Purchase; Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Fund; 2001, Acc. no. AM 2001-89.

Cite as

Princeton Greek MS. 12, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

OCLC

54362505

Other standard number

• C0879 (Princeton Greek MS. 12)

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