Estrangelo Syriac Manuscript

A description of the item at Syracuse University

Finding aid created by: MRR
Date: 30 Jun 2006

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

Very little is known about this item. The manuscript is approximately 225 pages, bound in canvas; the "boards" consist of thick pads of pages recycled from other manuscripts. The title page has a large illustration of an ornate cross with textual embellishment and knotwork decoration. The first page has a decorative border of the same knotwork. The text, written in black and red ink, is in the Estrangelo script of Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic. The date is unknown but is estimated to be 18th century.

Restrictions

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Subject Headings

Subjects

Manuscripts, Syriac
Syriac Christians

Genres and Forms

Manuscripts

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Estrangelo Syriac Manuscript,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library

Acquisition Information

Gift of Arthur Marsella, 2006.

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