[Church of the East prayer book].

Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
  • Classical Syriac
  • Syriac
Published/​Created
[16--?]
Description
54 leaves : paper, ill. ; 82 x 56 (60 x 43) mm. bound to 86 x 67 mm.

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      Summary note
      Illustrated prayer book of the Church of the East.
      Notes
      • Ms. codex.
      • Physical description: Written horizontally and diagonally in black on tan unglazed, laid paper. Headings in red. Numerous illustrations in red, yellow, and black, including variations on a mandala motif. Ms. is well-worn, but text legible.
      • Origin: According to the accession slip, the ms. comes from Doon Mountain [Iran?].
      Binding note
      Pasted boards with cloth spine; boards are heavily worn and falling apart.
      Language note
      Syriac.
      Provenance
      Gifted to the Ohio Historical Society by F. F. Lawrence on 20 June 1941.
      Source acquisition
      Gift; Ohio Historical Society, 1961 (AM 17308).
      References
      Clemons, J. T. A checklist of Syriac mss in the USA-Canada, Orientalia christiana periodica (1966), XXXII, 504
      In
      Princeton collection of Syriac manuscripts, 200-1900 (bulk 1600s-1700s).
      OCLC
      754616211
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