A LARGE KARSHUNI PRAYER BOOK Aleppo, Syria, dated 7 March...
A LARGE KARSHUNI PRAYER BOOK
Aleppo, Syria, dated 7 March 1856
The manuscript composed of 247 pages of lined paper, with each page featuring 25 lines written in elegant karshuni using black ink, important words, headers and phrases are highlighted in red throughout the text, in its orginial leather binding and serves as a comprehensive Christian manuscript that merges religious devotion and prayers; the back bears an ownership inscription indicating that it belonged to the priesthood of Mikahel in Aleppo, Syria and was completed on 7 March 1856.
45cm x 31.2cm
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A LARGE KARSHUNI PRAYER BOOK
Aleppo, Syria, dated 7 March 1856
The manuscript composed of 247 pages of lined paper, with each page featuring 25 lines written in elegant karshuni using black ink, important words, headers and phrases are highlighted in red throughout the text, in its orginial leather binding and serves as a comprehensive Christian manuscript that merges religious devotion and prayers; the back bears an ownership inscription indicating that it belonged to the priesthood of Mikahel in Aleppo, Syria and was completed on 7 March 1856.
45cm x 31.2cm
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Time, Location
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