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

Title

al-Tawrāt.
ܐܠܬܘܪܐܬ

Authors

• J. Rendel Harris Collection (Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College)

Other related names

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

Call number

Rendel Harris 62
(Haverford, Haverford College, Quaker and Special Collections, Rendel Harris)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9910189395912049
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1113868962
• http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0006/html/harris_062.html
• https://www.haverford.edu/library

Publisher

Haverford College

Language

Arabic Garshuni (

Origin

Date

18--?

Summary

First five books of the Old Testament in Arabic translation, written in Arabic Garshuni (Arabic in Syriac letters).

Notes

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

Extent

246 leaves : 208 x 150 (165 x 100) mm bound to 210 x 150

Foliation

Modern foliation in pencil added, upper left recto; catchwords every verso, lower left.

Support

Paper

Binding

Pasteboard with paper sides; fabric reinforcement around spine edges; red and blue endbands with long, braided ends; spine missing. Numerous notations on both outside covers. Title on bottom edge in Arabic.

Layout

26-27 long lines; ruled with a misṭarah.

Decoration

Simple headpiece decoration in red and black (f. 1v); rubrications in red.

Script

Written in Arabic Garshuni; Serto.

Provenance

• Formerly owned by J. Rendel Harris.
   

Genres

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

Licenses

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Table of contents

• fol. 1v — al-Tawrāt.

Decorations

• Inside front cover — Brief description of manuscript
• Inside front cover — Notations
• fol. 1v — Simple illuminated headpiece
• Inside back cover — Library donation tag