Collection ID: 0006 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Silāḥ al-dīn wa-turs al-yaqīn.
ܣܠܐܚ ܐܠܕܝܢ ܘܬܪܣ ܐܠܝܩܝܢ

Authors

• Shemʻūn II, Mafrian of Ṭur ʻAbdin, approximately 1670-1740
• J. Rendel Harris Collection (Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College)

Other related names

• Harris, J. Rendel 1852-1941, former owner

Call number

Rendel Harris 61
(Haverford, Haverford College, Quaker and Special Collections, Rendel Harris)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9910189397934049
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1113869081
• http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0006/html/harris_061.html
• https://www.haverford.edu/library

Publisher

Haverford College

Language

Arabic Garshuni (

Origin

Date

1861

Place

Mosul, Iraq

Summary

An extensive theological treatise supporting the truth of the theological position of the Syrian Orthodox Church in relation to the Church of the East and the Catholic Church.

Notes

• Manuscript codex.
   
• Title from page 1.
   
• Syriac cataloging assistance provided by Joshua Mugler and Grigory Kessel.
   

Watermark

Half moon with face in a shield (Abū Shubbāk).

Extent

148 paginated leaves : 240 x 165 (180 x 120) mm bound to 240 x 170 mm

Foliation

Contemporary pagination (1-296) in Hindu-Arabic numerals in ink, upper outer corners; catchwords every verso, lower center.

Support

Paper

Binding

Flower-printed textile over pasteboard; covers detached.

Layout

20 long lines; ruled with a misṭarah.

Decoration

Rubrications in red; sets of red and black dots punctuate text; illuminated headpiece in black and red (p. 1) simple black finispiece (p. 2) with a red drawing (p. 2) and simple black line headpiece (p. 3).

Script

Written in Arabic Garshuni; Serto.

Provenance

• Formerly owned by J. Rendel Harris.
   

Subjects topical

• Syrian Orthodox Church
• Church of the East
• Catholic Church

Genres

• Manuscripts (documents)
• Codices (bound manuscripts)
• Manuscripts, Arabic
• Manuscripts, Syriac
• Manuscripts, 19th century

Licenses

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Table of contents

• 1 — Silāḥ al-dīn wa-turs al-yaqīn

Decorations

• Inside front cover — Note
• Inside front cover — Library donation tag
• 1 — Illuminated headpiece
• 2 — Simple illuminated finispiece
• 2 — Drawing
• 3 — Simple illuminated headpiece
• Watermark — Abū Shubbāk (lower half)