Harvard University, MS Syriac 21

Metadata

DS ID:

DS11138

Shelfmark:

MS Syriac 21

Title:

Ktaba d-mazmore d-Dawid

Date:

21 Feb. 1888 [i.e. 1577

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

syr

Syriac WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 148 leaves, bound ; 6 x 5 cm.

Note:

The quires of 10 leaves each are signed 1-15. A few leaves are wanting and four (ff. 9, 33, 99, 108) are later supplies.
Written in a minute serto hand in black with rubrications, 16-20 lines per page.
Date from colophon written diagonally in very minute writing on f. 148r. This also mentions the place of writing, Aleppo.
The Psalms have no headings, only for each the psalm-number and a count of petgame.
Bound in full red morocco with blind tooling on front, back and spine.
In a tray case, 22 cm.
Formerly owned by J. Rendel Harris, his number (114) written inside the front board. Purchased by the Harvard Semitic Museum in 1905 (accession no. 4049).
Deposited by the Harvard Semitic Museum, ca. 1955.

Institutional Record:

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990093064910203941/catalog

Holding Institution:

Harvard University