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Christian liturgical book, Antiphonary
Christian Middle East, Syria or Lebanon, signed and dated 1741
Arabic manuscript on paper, comprising 80 numbered folios. Text in brown and red ink, 14 lines per page, containing eight chapters on Easter rites, followed by a Catechism. Text dated 17 Tammuz 1741 in the Julian calendar, and the end of the month of Jumada al-Awwal 1154 of the Hijri year (1741). The scribe’s name is Musa Bazzi Khuri, son of Ilyas ‘Imran, for al-Tumash Mas’ad, son of Professor Ibrahim, son of Professor Mas‘ad al-Sayigh. Brown leather binding decorated with an embossed cross.
Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.5 cm
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Christian liturgical book, Antiphonary
Christian Middle East, Syria or Lebanon, signed and dated 1741
Arabic manuscript on paper, comprising 80 numbered folios. Text in brown and red ink, 14 lines per page, containing eight chapters on Easter rites, followed by a Catechism. Text dated 17 Tammuz 1741 in the Julian calendar, and the end of the month of Jumada al-Awwal 1154 of the Hijri year (1741). The scribe’s name is Musa Bazzi Khuri, son of Ilyas ‘Imran, for al-Tumash Mas’ad, son of Professor Ibrahim, son of Professor Mas‘ad al-Sayigh. Brown leather binding decorated with an embossed cross.
Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.5 cm
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Time, Location
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