Item Summary

Illustrated prayer book of the Church of the East.

Descriptive Information

Title
[Church of the East prayer book].
Call Number
C0941 (Princeton Syriac MS. 2)
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcns064j300
Publisher
[16--?]
Language
Classical Syriac
Date Created
1600
Extent
54 leaves : paper, ill. ; 82 x 56 (60 x 43) mm. bound to 86 x 67 mm.
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
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
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.

Discovery Information

Subject
Church of the East—Prayers and devotions—Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Syriac—New Jersey—Princeton
Prayer books—17th century

Physical Characteristics

File Count
112

Institutional Information

Collection
Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/734bbbb5-1a43-4506-8117-2d3345234cf9/manifest