Collection ID: 0023 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Coptic hymns and prayers.

Authors

• Free Library of Philadelphia. Rare Book Department. John Frederick Lewis Collection of Oriental Manuscripts
• Coptic Church

Other related names

• Austin, Jean E, former owner
• Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932, former owner
• Lewis, Anne Baker, 1868-1937, donor

Call number

Lewis O 126
(Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 2455311
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1101189877
• https://know.freelibrary.org/Record/2455311

Publisher

Free Library of Philadelphia

Language

Arabic and Coptic

Origin

Date

between 1300 and 1499?

Place

Egypt ;

Summary

Copy of hymns and prayers for certain days and months.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger.
   

Extent

139 leaves : 265 x 170 (215 x 155) mm bound to 282 x 195 mm

Foliation

Modern foliation added, upper right recto; catchwords every verso, lower right. Coptic pagination, upper outer corners.

Support

Paper

Binding

Rebound in black leather over pasteboard with gold-tooled frame; marbled paper pastedowns and endleaves; red endbands.

Layout

22 long lines, some leaves with short lines of Arabic along the outer edge.

Decoration

Rubrications in red; some decorated initials in red, yellow and green.

Script

Written in Coptic and naskh in black ink; pointed.

Provenance

• Formerly owned by Jean [?] E. Austin (note in pencil, second to last flyleaf verso).
   
• Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis (bookplate inside front cover).
   

Subjects topical

• Coptic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
• Coptic Church--Hymns--Early works to 1800
• Manuscripts, Arabic--14th century
• Manuscripts, Arabic--15th century
• Coptic manuscripts--14th century
• Coptic manuscripts--15th century
• Coptic Church
• Coptic manuscripts
• Manuscripts, Arabic

Genres

• Codices (bound manuscripts)
• Manuscripts (documents)
• Hymns
• Prayers
• Early works
• Hymns
• Prayers and devotions

Licenses

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Table of contents

• fol. 1r — [Coptic hymns and prayers].

Decorations

• Inside front cover — Bookplate: "John Frederick Lewis"
• fol. 2r — Example of illuminated initial letter
• fol. 10v — Example of illuminated marker in upper margin
• fol. 55v — Illuminated text divider
• fol. 98r — Illuminated headpiece