Ms. codex. Title from colophon (f. 171r). Foliation: Paper, 171 + iii; 4-67, [68], 69-92, 94, [iv], 96-97, 100-174; Coptic foliation in black and red ink, upper left recto. Catchwords on versos, lower left corner. Layout: Written in 9-10 lines per page in black and red ink; text frame-ruled in blind. Script: Written in a bold naskh in black and red ink; pointed, partially vocalized. Decoration: Rubrications in red. 16 full page ink drawings, some colored: Virgin Mary and Christ Child (f. 34v); Angel Mīkhāʼīl (f. [65]v); Angel Ghabriyāl (f. 73v); Angel Rāfāʼīl (f. 79v); Angel Sūriyāl (f. 83v); the four incorporeal beasts (f. 86v); Yūḥannā al-Maʻmadān (f. 97v); Buṭrus, rāʼis al-rusul (f. 101v); al-Qiddīs Mār Jirjis (f. 111v); al-Qiddīs Anṭūniyūs (f. 115v); al-Qiddīs Anbā... Binding: Full brown leather; upper board tooled in blind; white paper label with typed shelf-mark on spine. Upper board detached; lower board mutilated with severe worming; spine damaged. Origin: Copied in the year 1461 of the Blessed Martyrs = 1745 C.E. Copy has ms. inscription in Arabic script and drawing on verso of last endleaf; ms. inscription in Arabic script (f. [iv] verso); a few leaves have ms. annotations. All leaves before f. 4 and all after f. 174 wanting. Many leaves have bottom outer corners damaged or torn off; f. 45 torn vertically across lower half of leaf; f. 80 cut off at head margin without loss of text; f. 155 torn at... Presented to the Library of the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning by Dr. Cyrus Adler (bookplate with ms. shelf mark, front pastedown).
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