Description of Free Library of Philadelphia Lewis O 126: Coptic hymns and prayers.Free Library of PhiladelphiaThese images and the content of Rare Book Department Lewis O 126: Coptic hymns and prayers. are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.To the extent possible under law, Free Library of Philadelphia, Special Collections has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this metadata about Rare Book Department Lewis O 126: Coptic hymns and prayers.. This work is published from: United States. For a summary of CC0, see https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. Legal code: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode.Ms. codex.Title supplied by cataloger.PhiladelphiaFree Library of PhiladelphiaRare Book DepartmentLewis O 1262455311http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1101189877https://know.freelibrary.org/Record/2455311Copy of hymns and prayers for certain days and months.Arabic and CopticCoptic hymns and prayers.Free Library of Philadelphia. Rare Book Department. John Frederick Lewis Collection of Oriental ManuscriptsCoptic Churchformer ownerAustin, Jean Eformer ownerLewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932donorLewis, Anne Baker, 1868-19371r[Coptic hymns and prayers].
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139 leaves : 265 x 170 (215 x 155) mm bound to 282 x 195 mmModern foliation added, upper right recto; catchwords every verso, lower right. Coptic pagination, upper outer corners.22 long lines, some leaves with short lines of Arabic along the outer edge.Written in Coptic and naskh in black ink; pointed.Rubrications in red; some decorated initials in red, yellow and green.Bookplate: "John Frederick Lewis"Example of illuminated initial letterExample of illuminated marker in upper marginIlluminated text dividerIlluminated headpieceNotation: "Library of Jean E. Austin"
Rebound in black leather over pasteboard with gold-tooled frame; marbled paper pastedowns and endleaves; red endbands.
Item is undated and unsigned, but likely copied in Egypt, perhaps in the 14th or 15th century.
between 1300 and 1499?Egypt ;Formerly owned by Jean [?] E. Austin (note in pencil, second to last flyleaf verso).Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis (bookplate inside front cover).Coptic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800Coptic Church--Hymns--Early works to 1800Manuscripts, Arabic--14th centuryManuscripts, Arabic--15th centuryCoptic manuscripts--14th centuryCoptic manuscripts--15th centuryCoptic ChurchCoptic manuscriptsManuscripts, ArabicCodices (bound manuscripts)Manuscripts (documents)HymnsPrayersEarly worksHymnsPrayers and devotions