Ɵ Euchologion, in Arabic and Coptic, decorated manuscript on paper [Egypt, c. 1700 AD]

Ɵ Euchologion, in Arabic and Coptic, decorated manuscript on paper [Egypt, c. 1700 AD] single volume, 138 leaves, substantial section of codex, lacking leaves at the beginning and end, single column, 17 lines cursive script verging on naskh, key words and headings in red, some floral rosettes decorating important sections and headings, some manuscript annotations in a later hand, many leaves soiled and darkened, chipped at extremities and with crude paper repairs, 210 by 160 mm.; lower cover in near-contemporary tooled calf over boards (with cross shape cut-out leathe section), else partially disbound with spine and upper board lacking, worn The Euchologion is a Greek Orthodox liturgical book, present here in a Coptic translation made for use by a member of the Christian population of Egypt. The Coptic and Arabic text here contain a 'Service of the Evening', a 'Morning Offering of Incense', the three 'Anaphora of St. Basil', 'Gregory the Theologian' and 'Cyril'.