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Seventeenth-century Armenian style binding covering <span>a manuscript of the Four Gospels</span><br /><span>Edessa, Mesopotamia, 1161</span>
Front cover, of seventeenth-century Armenian style binding consisting of blind-tooled leather in a diaper pattern of diamonds, lozenges, and flowers…
Selection of manuscripts from the Early Abbasid period
In this video, explore a selection of manuscripts from the early Abbasid period (cf The Qur'an : Early transcription)
Fol. 1r, containing the beginning of Jerome's Preface to the Four Gospels, from a manuscript of the Gospel of Luke with the <em>Glossa Ordinaria</em><br />Park Abbey, Louven, twelfth century
Fol. 1r, containing the beginning of Jerome's Preface to the Four Gospels,  oening with a decorated intiatial "P", from a manuscript of the Gospel of…
Fol. 9r, beginning of the Gospel of Luke with the <em>Glossa Ordinaria</em><br /><span>Park Abbey, Louven, twelfth century</span>
Fol. 9r, beginning of the Gospel of Luke with the Glossa Ordinaria. The central column is the main biblical text, with the Glossa Ordinaria arranged…
Fol. 266v, initial Biblia Latina.
Italy, thirteenth century" title="Fol. 266v, initial "P" opening St. Paul's Epistles to the Galatians, from Biblia Latina.
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Fol.266v, historiated large initial "P", decorated with bright colors and a gold leaf, opening St. Paul's Epistles to the Galatians,  from Biblia…
Fol. 292r, containing text of the Biblia Latina.
Italy, thirteenth century" title="Fol. 292r, containing text of the "Interpretation of Hebrew Names", from Biblia Latina.
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Fol. 292r, containing text of the "Interpretation of Hebrew Names", from Biblia Latina.Italy, thirteenth century
<span>Parchment fragment. Verso. Book of Jeremiah<br /></span><span>White Monastery, Sohag (Egypt), tenth century</span>
Parchment fragment. Verso. Book of Jeremiah. Sahidic Dialect. White Monastery, Sohag (Egypt). Tenth century.  Fragments of the same manuscript are…
<span>Fol.103r, from a codex containing the correspondence of Christ with Abgar, the King of Edessa, two texts by the fourth or fifth century ascetic writer Paul of Tamma, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, and Ruth. </span><span>Egypt, late sixth or early seventh century</span>
Fol.103r, from a codex containing the correspondence of Christ with Abgar, the King of Edessa, two texts by the fourth or fifth century ascetic writer…
<span>Fol. 49r., from a codex containing Psalms 51-150. Egypt, late sixth or early seventh century</span>
Fol. 49r., from a codex containing Psalms 51-150. Egypt, late sixth or early seventh century. The first part, with Psalms 1-50 and the beginning of…
Bifolium, 5v and 4r, containing a syllabary and the beginning of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans<br /><span>Theadelphia, Themistou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt? Fourth century CE?</span>
Bifolium, 5v and 4r. 5v consists of two columns, the one on the left contains a series of syllables, followed by a list of biblical names; the column…
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